51.   French President Jacques Chirac appealed in his role as president of the European Union, whose members generally oppose capital punishment.

52.   He pointed out the danger of Real IRA members opposed to the cease-fire now joining up with the Continuity IRA.

53.   Its members bitterly oppose the Northern Ireland peace process.

54.   Koizumi earned a reputation as a maverick within the ruling party for his proposal to privatize the postal system, a plan many LDP members opposed.

55.   Lone was also open to dialogue with the Indian government, something some Hurriyat members oppose unless Pakistan is part of the negotiations.

56.   Morkel said he had been inundated with calls from party members opposed to the move.

57.   No council member opposes the finding that Iraq is still not in full compliance.

58.   Opponents of the bill said seven council members oppose the plan -- enough to defeat it.

59.   One independent member opposed the change and opposition members were absent.

60.   Privately, some council members oppose a major expansion of the force, arguing it would require deployment of a much larger number of troops for a long period.