11.   The bill hit a wall in the House, which is headed by Speaker Charles F. Flaherty, a Democrat and ardent foe of the death penalty.

12.   The bill was written by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., an ardent foe of tobacco.

13.   The guests included political and church leaders from Russia and Eastern European countries whose former Communist regimes were ardent foes of religion.

14.   U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, perhaps the most ardent foe Clinton has in Congress, knows this all too well.

15.   Where Barr is an ardent foe of Clinton, Democratic Rep. John Lewis is an ardent supporter.

16.   John Paul, an ardent foe of communism, has been credited with helping to bring down communism in eastern Europe.

17.   Rep. Christopher Smith, an ardent foe of abortion rights, challenged Albright to carry a strong message to the conference against Chinese policies aimed at limiting births.

18.   The pope, an ardent foe of communism, was ever the solicitous host.