1.   The resolution had been sponsored by the European Communities and other Western countries.

2.   European nations which sponsored the resolution refused to accept the Islamic amendment.

3.   Auburn Avenue is expected to be part street festival and part self-improvement clinic, with churches being asked to open their doors and sponsor conflict resolution and mentoring programs.

4.   But senior U.S. officials expect to take part in sponsoring a resolution again this year, saying that even these gestures from China would not be sufficient.

5.   Committee member Norm Champ of St. Louis said he also might sponsor a resolution.

6.   Danburg, who sponsored a resolution in support of the Eddie Eagle program, calls herself a moderate on the issue.

7.   Gavin Newsom, a San Francisco supervisor who sponsored the resolution made last year to rename the park, goes further.

8.   Given the record of cooperation, a bipartisan team of U.S. senators is sponsoring a resolution in support of diplomatic relations.

9.   He annually sponsors a resolution honoring black colleges, and has established a scholarship fund in every college in his state.

10.   In March, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives successfully sponsored a resolution backing the Ten Commandments.