1.   And with the new government increasingly inclined toward the repressive tactics of its predecessors, dreams of democracy have begun to fade.

2.   I responded that certain repressive tactics may have made the model unacceptable for Europe.

3.   Stepping up the repressive tactics that marked parliamentary elections on Sunday, government riot policemen beat and arrested opposition party supporters in the main square here today.

4.   Until now, a former ally of the president noted, there has been no counterbalance to the repressive tactics of the military and intelligence branches.

5.   Ominously, the military has warned it could soon launch a major crackdown akin to the repressive tactics used during the reign of former dictator Suharto.

6.   Some of that anger has filtered back to Guinea, a poverty-stricken West Africa nation whose president, Lansana Conte, is often accused of repressive tactics.

7.   Earlier Belo complained about repressive Indonesian tactics, in an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.