21.   The most vocal opposition to the Assembly plan came from conservatives.

22.   The only vocal opposition at the United Nations is likely to come from Israel, though its diplomats are unlikely to comment before the election.

23.   The only vocal opposition to the measure came from the New York Farm Bureau, which asserts that the answer to unscrupulous employers is better enforcement of existing laws.

24.   The prom has drawn some vocal opposition from anti-gay forces.

25.   The provision is strongly supported by the Clinton administration and environmental groups, and there is little vocal opposition from state and local governments or water companies.

26.   The results are a setback for the casino industry, which is being hindered by a healthy economy and vocal opposition from anti-gambling forces.

27.   There was no vocal opposition to the proposal, though several executives acknowledged that even Silicon Valley leaders are split on the idea.

28.   Though he travels frequently, Putin had avoided France, apparently because of its vocal opposition to the war in Chechnya.

29.   Vocal public opposition pushed the Canadian government to impose a temporary ban on the bulk exports of fresh water.

30.   But clearing so many regulatory hurdles will be no easy task in the face of so much vocal opposition.