1.   And despite its vocal opposition to NATO expansion, Moscow is still seeking an accommodation with the Western alliance.

2.   Barak promptly agreed to attend, and so, eventually, did Arafat, braving the vocal opposition of many Palestinians.

3.   But it has continued to attract vocal opposition from conservative quarters.

4.   But it also reflects the vocal opposition of Arab countries like Saudi Arabia to recognizing any Israeli sovereignty there.

5.   But it has run into vocal opposition from people who believe it will curb logging, mining, ranching, hunting and recreation in the North Cascades.

6.   Civil rights and prison reform groups are mounting vocal opposition, and a bill pending in the state Legislature would stop the practice.

7.   Faculty members and others who had hoped that Ryan would offer more vocal opposition to the board and its agenda were disappointed.

8.   Fortunately, instant vocal opposition from outraged Americans squelched this crass endeavor.

9.   His vocal opposition to the Vietnam War earned him the enmity of President Johnson and several prominent black Americans.

10.   In the effort to enliven the discussion at Akron, organizers have tried to whip up a vocal opposition.