11.   Party leaders objected to the wording of the commonwealth option, which it said made the territory sound like a colony.

12.   Protestant leaders object that the exemption amounts to an unacceptable loophole.

13.   Some business leaders have quietly objected to the initiative, reported Thursday in USA Today, because they fear it may scare people away from legitimate promissory note investments.

14.   Some business leaders have objected to the bill, fearing that it may increase the liability of financial institutions that are used as conduits for money laundering.

15.   Some religious leaders have objected to having their institutions pay for insurance that would allow the creation and perhaps destruction of embryos.

16.   The Republican leaders have objected to sampling, saying the estimates are likely to be inaccurate and may be unconstitutional.

17.   The Senate approved a state takeover of the Roosevelt School District in Nassau County, but Assembly leaders objected to several provisions in the bill.

18.   Union leaders have objected to proposals that reduce their power in contract negotiations.

19.   Opposition leaders also objected to the pulling of many opposition ads from government-controlled television and radio stations.

20.   But Sahnoun says neither leader objected to the idea when he met with each separately Wednesday.