1.   But Labor officials have said they would shy away from such a partnership if a criminal shadow was hanging over the government.

2.   Labor officials have said they would shy away from such a partnership if a criminal shadow was hanging over the government.

3.   The shadow of Kosovo hung over the London conference, which is part of the anniversary celebrations by the alliance.

4.   A shadow hung over the optimism, however, as militant Protestant leaders bitterly denounced the expected ceasefire as the product of British concessions to the republicans.