11.  The idea won strong support in rural areas.

12.  The new police have received strong support from local residents.

13.  There has been strong support for the strike.

14.  There was strong support for the apprenticeship system and concern that it should not be downgraded.

15.  Italy also gave strong support to the eventual possibility of the Soviet Union joining major international bodies such as the IMF.

16.  Preliminary results of the election for thousands of local government posts also showed strong support for the Peronists.

17.  Foreign relations during this period were dominated by the Gulf crisis, in which the UK government gave strong support to the US-led allied operation against Iraq.

18.  The explosion destroyed a bar in an area known for its strong support for the Sacred Union.