21.   One leading Christian Democrat implored the party to reshape as a vigorous opposition party or risk seeing its support shrivel further.

22.   Republicans abandoned their vigorous opposition to the Democratic proposal after Democrats summoned Vice President Al Gore from the presidential campaign trail to break a possible tie vote.

23.   The Catholic church has declared its vigorous opposition to the use of artificial contraceptives and has accused the movement of advocating abortion.

24.   The treaty has encountered vigorous opposition from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms, R-N.C.

25.   Hujailan was named to his new post at the last GCC summit in December in Muscat, despite vigorous opposition from Qatar which offered its own candidate.

26.   De Klerk also discounted rumours that he was intending to resign, saying he was looking forward to leading a vigorous opposition.

27.   The rump Yugoslavia is claiming the currently empty seat in the United Nations formerly held by Yugoslavia, but has encountered vigorous opposition from the United States.