91.   Sri Lankan troops launched a new attack to capture a key northern highway Friday, but ran into fierce resistance by Tamil Tiger rebels, military officials said.

92.   The bill now goes to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, where it is expected to meet fierce resistance.

93.   The fierce resistance his proposals have provoked illustrate how difficult reform can be in Italy, where the idea of fostering competition is relatively new.

94.   The fierce resistance by the American defenders at the forts forestalled any British intentions of linking up with Burgoyne.

95.   The first naval unionists met fierce resistance from the government and the navy, said Golsteyn.

96.   The military has moved thousands of troops into this rugged province and launched air raids this week after meeting fierce resistance from Kurdish rebels, a newspaper reported.

97.   The military captured a town adjoining the Tamil rebel stronghold of Jaffna city Monday, but fierce resistance kept soldiers outside the city, officials said.

98.   The military has repeatedly claimed full control of the villages, but the militants continue to put up fierce resistance.

99.   The proposal already has met fierce resistance on Capitol Hill, even among some fellow Republicans.

100.   The occupation has drawn fierce resistance from the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite guerrilla group.