1.   It held on.

2.   But Daza says the government does not deserve all the blame.

3.   For making this possible, the Irish and British governments deserve high praise for political courage.

4.   Government deserves better ratings.

5.   Leavy said the Russian government deserved credit for having stopped several suspect deals with Iran in recent months.

6.   Mexico proved that such a rate was unrealistic and unmanageable, and the Mexican government certainly deserves a huge share of the blame for this.

7.   President Khatami has said that the American government deserves respect because it is a reflection of the great American people.

8.   Such a government deserves all the scorn there is.

9.   The current government may not deserve all the popular contempt it attracts.

10.   The government deserves much of the blame for the financial excesses and the stagnation that has followed, but its dogmatically conservative attitudes are delaying recovery.