1.  Gingrich wrote that the letter crossed the bounds of legitimate opposition to American policy.

2.  Like South Africa and Haiti, Burma has a legitimate opposition government that supports economic sanctions, they said.

3.  The idea that BC could provide legitimate opposition for an undefeated Virginia Tech team on the day after Thanksgiving was a fantasy.

4.  The presence of these two colts scared away any legitimate opposition.

5.  The White House should also be looking for overt ways to support legitimate Iraqi opposition groups.

6.  Unlike other countries in the region, Azerbaijan has a legitimate political opposition, though its latitude is restricted and parliamentary elections last November were criticized by Western monitors.

7.  Arafat has promised the group that if they relinquish terrorist tactics and join in the democratic process, he would view them as a legitimate opposition.

8.  But free-speech advocates say the crackdown is turning into a witch hunt to silence legitimate opposition to peace treaties with the Arabs.

9.  Human rights groups argue that Mahathir is using the effort to rein in al-Qaida as an excuse to wipe out a legitimate Islamic political opposition at home.

10.  They contend Mahathir is using the war against al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists as an excuse to wipe out a legitimate Islamic political opposition at home.