31.   But Britain rejects the German idea of doing this through majority voting and abandoning the right to veto unpopular decisions.

32.   By staying out of the Cabinet, Klaus would not bear responsibility for unpopular decisions which the government will likely be forced to take to revive the economy.

33.   Diplomats say the government wants to signal its determination to get its house in order and is prepared to take unpopular decisions to ensure fiscal discipline.

34.   Grimsson carries considerable baggage after twice switching parties and making deeply unpopular decisions as finance minister.

35.   He will have to maintain the unpopular decision by exercising the power of the military.

36.   MacLay suggested the government had agreed to keep the Serb police in place but was blaming Bildt for a decision unpopular with its constituents.

37.   Meanwhile, in an effort to rally public support for his largely unpopular decision to send troops to Chechnya, Yeltsin issued a strong anti-Chechen statement Friday.

38.   Mike Weir, the most popular player in Canada, faces what could be a very unpopular decision.

39.   Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin defended the unpopular decision to send soldiers to Chechnya.

40.   Secret Service officials insist they consulted Utah law officials and Olympic organizers and were being singled out for an unpopular decision.