1.   Richard Lugar of Indiana withdrew as presidential candidates and threw their support to Dole.

2.   Senior military commanders have also quietly thrown their support behind Gen Bimantoro, according to political sources.

3.   Although Secretary of State Lewis Massey had forced him into a runoff, Massey abandoned his campaign and threw his support to Barnes in a show of party unity.

4.   An upbeat President Clinton plunged into crowds Thursday to shake hands and schmooze with southern Arizonans, urging them to throw their support behind his Social Security bailout plan.

5.   And if Cardenas threw any support to Fox, he could tip the balloting the other way.

6.   And President Clinton has thrown his support behind Jordan.

7.   And so far, the Clinton administration has thrown its support behind the Israeli action.

8.   And there has been speculation in Moscow that Vyakhirev might throw his support behind Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

9.   And what about the Teamsters union, which threw its support behind the Bush plan?

10.   Any political leader who throws his support behind a diversionary bill is simply searching for an elegant way to preserve the ghastly status quo.