1.   They attempted to appease international opposition by promising to hold talks.

2.   On Tuesday, however, Kumaratunga postponed the referendum for another two months, saying it was to appease the opposition.

3.   President Jean-Bertrand Aristide replaced him with another supporter, dentist Pierre Sajous, whose appointment has not appeased the opposition.

4.   Some observers, however, suggest the government might soon reverse its stance to appease the opposition.

5.   In a bid to appease the opposition, the government on Saturday made several changes to the orignial draft.

6.   But the new invitation did not appease the opposition, which called Saturday for the resignation of the justice minister, accusing him of bowing to police intelligence services.