91.   The Navy insists the opposition is coming from only a small minority of Puerto Ricans.

92.   The opposition comes generally from older, conservative Portuguese, supported by the influential Catholic church and conservative parties.

93.   The opposition has come from conservatives in both religious and judicial institutions.

94.   The strongest opposition comes from a half-dozen western senators concerned about property rights and the spending of billions of dollars outside the normal congressional process.

95.   The strongest opposition comes from property rights advocates.

96.   Then came opposition from U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor, part of a row over the lashing of American teen Michael Fay for vandalizing cars.

97.   His opposition comes mostly from the urban intelligentsia.

98.   But the government on Wednesday had not confirmed the NADECO claim of a meeting, which the opposition said could come up this week.

99.   The opposition came under fire from the business community for calling strikes for Tuesday and Wednesday.

100.   The opposition has come to accept some aspects of the reforms, although communists and influential trade unions continue to denounce them as a sell-out to international aid agencies.