1.   Politicians did not relish a repeat performance of the humiliating defeat they had suffered over the suspension and repeal of the acts.

2.   Doctors claim their major concern over boxing is the brain damage suffered over long periods.

3.   An autopsy the next morning showed Terrell had died from abuse suffered over a long period of time.

4.   Banking issues also suffered over concerns that there could be large losses related to the currency crisis in Asia.

5.   All three suffered over a long period before passing away.

6.   But, he said, the unskilled will probably not suffer over the long run.

7.   By now the Irish are all too familiar with the prejudice and hardships their countrymen suffered over the centuries as they searched for work abroad.

8.   CNF owns Emery Worldwide, a shipping company that has suffered over the last two years as many foreign economies stumbled.

9.   Companies sensitive to rising interest rates --particularly banks, insurance companies and utilities, suffered over pessimism y?about rates.