51.   Such a stand, however, appeared unlikely to get open French political backing.

52.   The U.S. argues that arrangement gives individual prosecutors and judges the political backing needed to do the job.

53.   They stressed that Russian support for U.S. action to eradicate the terrorists responsible for the attacks would stop at diplomacy, intelligence and political backing.

54.   They described the loans as Western political backing to Moscow to support democratic reforms that ultimately dismantled the communist system.

55.   They say it will help the already wealthy men around Milosevic get richer, and thus bolster his political backing.

56.   With the political backing, I believe we can reach the masses more easily and our marketing will be stronger.

57.   He is hoping the project will get the necessary political backing at a Middle East economic summit to be held in Casablanca at the end of October.

58.   China maintains close relations, but does not give generous aid or strong political backing.

59.   The two outsiders in the race are both hardline conservatives whose lack of political backing or campaign organization leaves them little chance of victory.

60.   With his political backing coming from the opposition Democrat party, Bhicit could face problems in putting his ideas into practice.