41.   The biggest opposition actually came from Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly, who claimed charities benefiting from the Yawkey Trust would get shortchanged.

42.   The French nuclear deterrent serves the cause of true European independence, French officials say, and everybody knows where opposition to that comes from.

43.   The main opposition comes from labor unions, who fear that low-paid workers overseas will get American jobs.

44.   The main opposition has come from liberal Democrats who say trade can kill jobs as well as create them.

45.   The main opposition is coming from Democrats, led by Sam Farr of California, objecting to the higher ceilings on donations in the Senate bill.

46.   The major opposition has come from Republicans, who have practical reasons for their stand.

47.   The most heated opposition came from Assemblywoman Nancy Sheltra, who charged that granting civil unions would condone conduct that spreads AIDS and other diseases.

48.   The most serious internal opposition to Saddam comes from Iranian-backed Shiite groups in southern Iraq, from which the United States keeps a healthy distance.

49.   The most powerful opposition came from the Central Park Conservancy.

50.   The opposition does not come only from Democrats.