31.   Both left- and right-wing parties opposed it.

32.   But major opposition parties all oppose elections, claiming they are premature given the climate of violence and are just a ploy to maintain the status quo.

33.   But major opposition parties oppose elections, claiming they are premature given the climate of violence and just a ploy to maintain the status quo.

34.   But the convention resolution warned that the party opposes an escalation of the war, a reference to the possibility of German soldiers taking part in a ground war.

35.   But the party has opposed the government on its Albanian policy, including the sending of Italian troops in Albania last month.

36.   But opposition parties vehemently oppose such a law, saying it could still outrage China.

37.   But, Bondevik said, he received assurances Monday that most other parties would not oppose his forming a government.

38.   Declaring the party opposed to totalitarianism, he brought it into the conservative coalition government with impressive gains at the polls after four decades of isolation.

39.   First signals of a possible alliance came Monday when Yilmaz and Mrs. Ciller had their parties oppose moving ahead with dueling corruption probes.

40.   Former housing minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer said Sunday that the Labor party would not oppose settlement construction in West Bank areas close to Jerusalem.