1.   Although Ms. Snowe, Chafee and Jeffords all said they were heeding their minds and hearts, none is likely to suffer any backlash from voters.

2.   But the Israelis, too, would suffer a backlash if they seemed too lenient in their prisoner release policy.

3.   If Pakistan sides with Washington, it could incur the wrath of militant Islamists, and Musharraf could suffer domestic backlash, especially from religious parties.

4.   In addition to the technical problems, the music industry has suffered a backlash since it took on Napster and other file-sharing services.

5.   In fact, environmental lawyers are suffering backlash from some key thinkers in the field.

6.   On the subject of brazen daughters, she says that feminism has suffered a backlash because of daughters rebelling against the creed of their mothers.

7.   Polls showed Dole was suffering a backlash from voters for defending President Nixon during the Watergate scandal.

8.   Rohde says Bush is advertising his willingness to compromise to avoid having Republicans suffer a backlash for inaction in the mid-term congressional elections.

9.   The Forest Service suffered a backlash from citizens across the nation who called for the repeal of the rider and the abuse of our forest lands.

10.   Unless privacy concerns are addressed, the Internet could suffer a backlash from consumers, slowing the growth of electronic commerce and hurting the entire software industry.