1.   The government finally bowed to public opinion and abolished the unpopular tax.

2.   The party promised to abolish this widely unpopular tax.

3.   The unpopular tax was finally abolished some ten years ago.

4.   The new Chancellor has the guts to push through unpopular tax increases.

5.   Someone has pointed out, however, that he seems to enjoy writing scores to accompany unpopular tax policies.

6.   But the deficit target cannot be met without unpopular cuts, unpopular tax hikes or both.

7.   He sees the economy growing at a somewhat higher rate, inflation already bubbling above the safe level and politicians having forsaken deficit reduction to cut unpopular taxes.

8.   Relentlessly, Whitman tried to link Bradley to an unpopular tax increase enacted that year by his loyal ally, Gov. Jim Florio.

9.   The guidelines come amid mounting pressure on national governments to find ways to reduce their deficits, while avoiding unpopular tax increases and spending cuts.

10.   The most likely political beneficiary of the campaign against an unpopular tax, in fact, is the mayor himself, just as he begins his re-election drive.