21.   Kim was expected to reaffirm that policy before important parliamentary elections next April to regain the popularity of his government, which has been nosediving.

22.   On Sunday, Havel pressed the governing parties to rethink the way they govern the Czech Republic rather than merely changing a few faces to regain popularity.

23.   Simitis, usually mild-manner and professor-like, has been showing a more dynamic profile in recent weeks as he battles to regain lost popularity.

24.   Industrialists warned that the Congress, in a desperate bid to regain its popularity, might go in for populist measures that could torpedo the need for fiscal discipline.

25.   An evening out at the cinema is regaining popularity among Canadians, and the drive-in theatre is making a comeback, according to a government agency.