71. The proposed deal for HP to acquire its rival computer maker had been strongly opposed by members of the Hewlett and Packard families. 72. The proposed deal to acquire Compaq had been strongly opposed by members of the Hewlett and Packard families. 73. The United States and Western European members oppose another proposal to establish a department for disarmament and arms regulation, saying it would duplicate functions already in place. 74. Twelve members opposed the measure. 75. Vietnam emerged from decades of isolation to join ASEAN, whose original members once vigorously opposed the communist regime in Hanoi. 76. Fourteen other APEC members oppose giving exemptions to agriculture. 77. Al-Hayat said it received a statement from Jihad members opposed to Zawahri accusing him of misrepresenting the book. 78. But he said some members oppose expansion, fearing bureaucratic inertia. 79. But other members have opposed such exceptions. 80. Clinton put a waiver on that clause, which EU members have opposed tooth-and-nail. |