11.   The Cuban government hopes the pope will confer diplomatic legitimacy on its communist system in its seemingly permanent battle against the U.S. government.

12.   The notion of the federal government conferring legitimacy is more troubling than the few dollars that convey that message.

13.   An inauguration is a civic ritual that transfers power and confers legitimacy.

14.   China hoped to control the search to help confer legitimacy on its often harsh rule over Tibet.

15.   Still Beijing objected, as it often does to any forums that seem to confer legitimacy on the Dalai Lama.

16.   The fear was that Musharraf would see it as conferring legitimacy on his government.

17.   However, elector turnout was high and the poll conferred legitimacy on Zeroual.

18.   But a victory for the conservative coalition would confer increased legitimacy to Chirac at a time when he has failed to reverse his deep unpopularity.