21.   Last week, President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, a Hutu, and Tutsi Prime Minister Antoine Nduwayo, dropped their longstanding opposition to outside intervention.

22.   Last month, the Labor Party dropped its longstanding opposition to a Palestinian state.

23.   On Tuesday, the Israeli daily Haaretz said Israel may ease its longstanding opposition to the treaty to mollify Egypt.

24.   That was followed by an statement from German Chancellor Helmut Kohl withdrawing his longstanding opposition to the three-time prime minister.

25.   The attack galvanized longstanding opposition to the U.S. military presence.

26.   The decision by EU health ministers came after Britain softened its longstanding opposition to such a measure.

27.   The Labor Party, by contrast, last month dropped its longstanding opposition to a Palestinian state from its platform.

28.   The non-government Human Rights Watch reported that the U.S. Department of Defense appears to be reversing its longstanding opposition to any restrictions on laser weapons.

29.   Mobutu was welcomed by Prime Minister Kengo Wa Dondo, surrounded by senior officials and party leaders with the notable exception of the longstanding opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi.

30.   The Defense Department is reviewing its longstanding opposition to banning the use of land mines, The New York Times reported Sunday.