1.   Analysts said the timing could not be worse for the government, which risks backlash if it blocks demonstrations, but fears unabated protests could turn against the leadership.

2.   Addressing the problem represents a true challenge for Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, who risks a backlash if he comes down too hard on his own people.

3.   But in helping to keep the issue alive, he risks a backlash, some analysts contend.

4.   Others do not want to risk a backlash against Dole.

5.   This is where Republicans have scored their greatest political gains and where they must deliver or risk voter backlash.

6.   A minority government would be a major embarrassment for Chretien, who risked a backlash by calling an election when there was no clamor for one.

7.   And by allowing a reporter and camera crew to document her homecoming, she risks a backlash in Miami from exiles who shun any connection with communist Cuba.

8.   Bush challenged Gore on character and credibility last week, risking a backlash over negative campaigning but causing none.

9.   But if the administration goes too far, it risks a backlash from the U.S. steel industry it was trying to placate in the first place.

10.   If he cracks down on groups such as Hamas, which is flourishing amid the turmoil, he risks a backlash from Palestinians who support the uprising against Israel.