1.   The opposition call for a boycott of the election was almost universally observed yet the Government still claimed a landslide victory.

2.   The failure of the Accord was also a severe blow to Mulroney and prompted opposition calls for his resignation.

3.   But Amato himself has doggedly refused to heed opposition calls to resign on the ground his administration is morally bankrupt.

4.   Communist opposition calls on Yeltsin to resign.

5.   Government strengthens ethics guidelines, but major newspapers and opposition call for Prime Minister to resign.

6.   The government has failed to answer the opposition call for early elections and the party had always threatened to take to the streets as a last resort.

7.   An opposition call for nationwide anti-government protests Monday resulted in little more than street vandalism and tear gas in the commercial capital.

8.   At a public rally Sunday, Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa rejected opposition calls for a repeat of elections in the Zanzibar archipelago.

9.   At the time, Chretien rejected opposition calls to dump Eggleton, saying it was an honest mistake.