31.   Burhanuddin Rabbani, the departing president of the alliance, and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a religious conservative, both expressed opposition to large foreign forces.

32.   Bush has promised to consult on missile defense with Blair and other European leaders who have expressed opposition, particularly the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin.

33.   But after Crew expressed his opposition to Castillo, a majority of six board members voted him in.

34.   But as things turned out, he was transferred to California after strongly expressing his opposition to racial discrimination at the university.

35.   But China has expressed its opposition to a renewed American presence at the base.

36.   But cautious and pragmatic to the bone, he behaved like most other Tennessee Democrats when he became a politician, expressing opposition to gun laws.

37.   But friends report that privately he has expressed his opposition to the idea.

38.   But companies have already begun expressing their opposition.

39.   But in July, Gramm expressed opposition and Ms. Hutchison quickly followed suit.

40.   But other countries expressed opposition to the research on Monday.