1.   Several nations boycott to protest military action by Israel and the Soviet Union.

2.   But many Arab countries have said they will boycott to protest the stalemate in the peace process.

3.   But several Arab countries have said they will boycott to protest the stalemate in the peace process.

4.   France boycotted to protest a lack of progress in Mideast peace negotiations.

5.   Most of the Arabs boycotted to protest the near-collapse of the Arab-Israeli peace process, which they blame on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

6.   With opposition parties boycotting to protest the lack of an independent commission to oversee the balloting, the results had been a foregone conclusion.

7.   The opposition party boycotted to protest what it considered a rigged election, although international monitors said the vote was generally free and fair.