21.   It would be unprecedented if the Panthers win the arbitration, but the NFL Management Council is backing their effort.

22.   Most cities, including Phoenix, Glendale, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, still back the effort.

23.   On affirmative action, Rice backed efforts to increase diversity among entry-level faculty, but opposed its use in promotion and tenure decisions.

24.   Other Vietnam veterans in the Senate also backed that effort.

25.   One senior State Department official said France and Russia indicated to the United States this weekend that they would back American efforts to continue the sanctions.

26.   Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain has backed the effort as a way to demonstrate his support for European integration.

27.   That effort was backed by campaign contributions from Zell and American Classic to Lott, Inouye and other crucial members of Congress.

28.   That came after Jardine backed efforts to introduce democracy in Hong Kong.

29.   The AFL-CIO is so pleased with the boards that it is backing efforts to set them up in other cities.

30.   The Bush administration is backing efforts to build an internal coalition in Afghanistan against Osama bin Laden and his Taliban supporters.