1.   Baghdad dropped final objections to U.N.-imposed terms for the oil sale last week.

2.   Blair hopes to persuade Protestant politicians to drop their objection to letting Sinn Fein take its Cabinet seats before the IRA begins disarming.

3.   But both men dropped their objections after receiving assurances from ATF officials that agents would conduct the raid with caution, the report said.

4.   But he dropped his objections to Tory candidates campaigning against his approach and aligned himself with their attitudes.

5.   But senior Democrats and Republicans called on the White House to drop their objections.

6.   But they dropped their objection after a settlement improved their odds of getting at least a little money back.

7.   By dropping her objections to the Conservative politician, George J. Marlin, Mrs. Whitman will likely save Pataki from a setback to his new administration.

8.   Crude oil slipped after Iraq said it dropped lingering objections to a United Nations plan that would let the country export oil to raise money for humanitarian aid.

9.   Democrats in return have agreed to drop objections to some nominations favored by Republicans.

10.   Even opponents of loosening gun laws have dropped their objections, at least for the moment.