1.   A spokesman for the Christian Coalition said the government stifles freedom by eliminating religious expression from society.

2.   But some evangelicals believe Bartholomew is trying to stifle religious freedom.

3.   But the NRA and other groups on both sides of the political spectrum say the measure would stifle freedom of speech and are lobbying hard to defeat it.

4.   But what troubles the Yeltsin campaign most is that even young voters who fear that a Communist victory will stifle their freedom may not bother to vote.

5.   He portrays Gore as a loyal defender of the state for the solution to every problem, stifling freedom in the process.

6.   Historically, Russian governments have used their power to stifle freedoms and carry out the orders of czars and Communist tyrants.

7.   Nothing would stifle religious freedom more, in her view, than the advent of an American theocracy.

8.   Opponents say it would force anyone at gun shows to be listed on a federal registry and would stifle freedom of assembly.

9.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stifled press freedoms and cracked down on the nationalist opposition, tightly controlling their activities.

10.   Christian groups opposed the proposed bill as stifling their freedom of religious expression, Wagner said.