11.   His decision to seize on the issue now, thus cultivating the support of independent voters who are fed up with Washington, was a bold political stroke.

12.   Japan continues to cultivate support for its appeal against U.S. sanctions to the World Trade Organization, a Geneva-based global commerce watchdog body.

13.   That has allowed the rebels to move in and cultivate support.

14.   The first phase seems to be cultivating the support needed to gain popular support for the initiative.

15.   The Navy often invites civilians on its vessels during training maneuvers to cultivate public support.

16.   To broaden his reach, Daley has worked from the start of his tenure to cultivate support among blacks, white liberals, Hispanic voters and homosexuals.

17.   Cuba has been aggressively pursuing diplomatic ties with other Caribbean countries and is trying to cultivate support for possible membership in regional trade groups.

18.   Netanyahu has cultivated support among the immigrants through his former senior aide, Avigdor Lieberman, who also heads an immigrants party.

19.   Mugabe has successively cultivated support from groups such as former veterans of the guerrilla war for independence and others with payouts that the government can iill afford.

20.   Netanyahu has cultivated support among the immigrants through his former senior, Avigdor Lieberman, who also heads an immigrants party.