51.   Sources said Weld continues to be optimistic that Helms can be persuaded to drop his opposition.

52.   Still, NAFSA has dropped its opposition to the electronic tracking system of foreign students.

53.   Testimony revealed the use of crude promises of editorial support for Mayor Willy Brown if he would drop his opposition and help to gain federal approval for the scheme.

54.   The agreement by which Castro dropped his opposition would appear to be a laudable example of all-too-infrequent cooperation between the two countries.

55.   The department has since dropped its opposition.

56.   The industry, however, has not dropped its opposition to increasing efficiency mandates.

57.   The insurance industry dropped its opposition to the current bill after agreement was reached that the coverage would apply only to new health plans.

58.   The latest move is aimed at getting the agency and the union to drop their opposition and negotiate a merger.

59.   The Oslo process requires Israel to give back some of the land and the Palestinians to drop their opposition to the existence of a Jewish state.