1.   Lincoln was a vehement opponent of slavery.

2.   A vehement opponent of gun restrictions, DeLay said the rampage did not change his stand.

3.   After expected approval by the Cabinet, the measure is to be debated in the Parliament, where there are many vehement opponents of liberalization.

4.   But Supervisor Sue Bierman, a vehement opponent of the JCDecaux proposal, predicted the public hearing process would delay the toilet plan by two to three years.

5.   Germany was its most vehement opponent.

6.   A vehement opponent of extradition while a House lawmaker, Lucio has made periodic visits to jailed Cali cartel drug bosses.

7.   But in private he often castigated the PLO for what he called its unrealistic refusal to accept Israel and was a vehement opponent of violence.

8.   Hamas has been a vehement opponent of the Israel-PLO peace process.

9.   Iran has been a vehement opponent of the Arab-Israeli peace process.

10.   Iran is a vehement opponent of Muslim countries improving ties with Israel.