1.  He has aligned himself with moderate members of his party who contend that the Republicans can no longer be identified with firm opposition to abortion rights.

2.  Many Republican moderates from the New York metropolitan area represent districts where voters have supported Clinton in past elections and have expressed firm opposition to impeachment.

3.  Now, he says, his only dispute with the international officials is firm opposition to the dispatch of any foreign peacekeepers to Herat.

4.  Of course, these arguments would convince neither Gore nor Bush to change their firm opposition to the death penalty.

5.  The opposition was partly pacifist, based on firm opposition to military preparations.

6.  With the Republican leaders standing in firm opposition to the bill, several Republicans said they would hesitate to continue their support of the measure.

7.  Another wild card in the election is the Communist Party, which has picked up support among disgruntled voters for its firm opposition to a tax increase.

8.  Despite their firm opposition to the elections, Montenegrin authorities have said they would not prevent the vote from taking place.

9.  His senate job has stirred firm opposition, and hundreds of protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in Santiago.

10.  The signing at U.N. headquarters in New York was largely symbolic since it still needs to be ratified by the U.S. Congress, where it faces firm opposition.