31.   He said an interim government might be better able than the Berlusconi team to take some unpopular measures, which the market would like.

32.   He has already proved himself capable of imposing unpopular measures.

33.   Congress has been reluctant to pass unpopular measures like new taxes and price deregulation.

34.   More hefty price rises to cut deficits may be among other unpopular measures a new government could be forced to push through to rein in inflation.

35.   Parallel to these unpopular measures, the Cuban government proceeded to liberalize the econmy.

36.   Shadow transport secretary Michael Meacher accused the government of launching the privatisation to fund tax cuts ahead of the next election and of rushing through an unpopular measure.

37.   The highly unpopular measures were instituted by Cavallo himself, who at the time was one of the most powerful ministers of then-president Fernando de la Rua.