11.   But the mayor seemed persuaded on the economics of gambling for Governors Island, though he acknowledged that political difficulties remain.

12.   Chirac, in political difficulty at home for other reasons, could have done without the international uproar, government officials here concede.

13.   Dole has repeatedly blamed those advertisements as being, in effect, Democratic campaign advertisements, and blamed them for his political difficulties.

14.   Even in a state that allows its politicians plenty of room, this combination of medical, personal and political difficulty is formidable.

15.   He also noted the political difficulties of canceling programs that create jobs.

16.   Illegal immigration was a significant public concern, but doing anything about it was fraught with political difficulty.

17.   It is meant to be a kind of compromise offering truth without the expense and political difficulty of prosecutions.

18.   Members cite political difficulties with gambling.

19.   Mindful of the political difficulties faced by more ambitious health insurance plans, backers of the Senate bill applauded it as realistic.

20.   Palestinian sources still say it works well at ground level, but that it runs into political difficulty on the Israeli side.