1.  As the plant moves closer to a restart date, authority officials are likely to encounter increased opposition.

2.  In recent months, Mertlik has run into increased opposition within the coalition government led by Premier Milos Zeman.

3.  There has been increased opposition to Kirkland within the labor movement as a result of the perception that labor has lost influence in Congress and the White House.

4.  The expansion of NATO to eastern and central Europe is rattling Russian nerves and drawing increased opposition from American analysts and former State Department officials.

5.  The move came five months after a Christmas Eve military coup and in the face of increased opposition protests in recent weeks.

6.  The president has grasped for greater powers in recent months, provoking increased opposition from politicians and human rights activists in the former Soviet republic.

7.  President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that Congress can still ratify the GATT global trade accord before the end of the current session despite increased opposition to the agreement.