101.   The fingerprint measure was sponsored by the governing conservative coalition, which has a tough line against immigrants.

102.   The conservative coalition government has an overall majority of seats, allowing it to force through legislation.

103.   The conservative coalition holds a nearly four-fifths majority in the current parliament.

104.   The conservative coalition is led by media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, a former premier himself who brought Dini into government as treasury minister.

105.   The conservative coalition government enjoys a solid majority there.

106.   The Labor opposition may still win enough seats to wrest power from the conservative coalition, however.

107.   The new conservative coalition government had made it a priority to improve relations with Mahathir.

108.   The new conservative coalition government has adopted the same stand on Burma as the former Labor government, neither encouraging nor discouraging trade with the regime.

109.   The political survival of Premier Lamberto Dini appeared less secure Wednesday after a conservative coalition indicated his non-elected government had run its course.

110.   The Queensland result sent shockwaves through Australian politics and panicked the conservative ruling coalition, particularly the rural-based National Party.