1.   Brazilian stocks rose to their highest level in six weeks on optimism the government soon will overcome obstacles to cutting the fiscal deficit.

2.   Despite the setbacks, UN officials remain hopeful that the new government will overcome the obstacles.

3.   Supporters of the ban are hoping that the sheer scale of the vote will cause the government to overcome its reluctance to put it on its legislative schedule.

4.   The Indian government overcame eight months of indecision and raised the diesel, petrol and cooking gas prices in a bid to reduce galloping subsidies.

5.   This makes it more difficult for a right-wing government to overcome cleavages within Israeli society by appeals to national solidarity.

6.   Venezuelan shares rose in slow pre-holiday trading as the government overcame a challenge from unions and sold the state-owned steel company this morning.

7.   Environment Minister Yossi Sarid, a top negotiator with the Palestinians, was confident that a Peres-led government would overcome any obstacles.

8.   I have the fullest confidence that the government can overcome this inflation by taking proper measures.

9.   The government has overcome a major legislative hurdle in its continuing battle to remove the speaker of the House Representatives from office.

10.   The IOC warns, however, that pressure will have to be maintained for the government to overcome nagging delays in venue construction, transportation and accomodation.