11.   Anticipating stiff opposition at the time, the administration took the unusual step of creating a special State Department office to sell the proposal.

12.   Boxer and her allies will face stiff opposition from the National Rifle Association.

13.   Administration officials said they were saving their lobbying effort for the Senate, where the watered-down version still faces stiff opposition, and possible defeat.

14.   Acquisitions of companies with power plants have faced stiff opposition in the U.K.

15.   Both voucher proposals would probably face stiff opposition in Congress.

16.   Bush has retreated on that issue in the face of stiff opposition from Republicans in Congress.

17.   But he said the effort had faced stiff opposition, mainly from legislators who disliked more government intervention.

18.   But if this is planned, it is clear that the Musharraf government will run into stiff opposition from Lashkar.

19.   But Republican efforts ran into stiff opposition from Democrats and the Clinton administration.

20.   But the bill faces stiff opposition from Senate Democrats.