1.  During his visit, the pope emphasized his long opposition to the embargo and urged the world to open up to Cuba.

2.  Moreover, Greer asserted, the senator will pay a price with the voters because of his long opposition to Democratic efforts to enact new campaign financing laws.

3.  The oil industry itself has benefited from huge tax breaks in many forms over the years, despite its long opposition to tougher air quality standards.

4.  Association president Dr. David Weedon said his group had a long opposition to boxing and had called for it to be banned in Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

5.  Australian Medical Association president Dr. David Weedon said his group had a long opposition to boxing and had called for it to be banned in Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

6.  The Albanian opposition long has been suspicious of Foresti, who openly supported Berisha in elections last May that the OSCE and many Albanians said were flawed.

7.  Under the offer, the Turkish Cypriot still insists on international recognition but abandons its long opposition to joining the European Union before Turkey can.