1.  But analysts said Iraq is likely to seek to take advantage of the crisis to weaken support for US military action.

2.  But many scholars who follow Iraq counter that he actually hoped to avoid massive bombing that could ultimately weaken his support.

3.  But they believe it might further weaken public support for impeachment proceedings by making Clinton look like the victim of a political assault.

4.  But the skirmish over his handling of the disaster relief bill has weakened his support among some conservative members.

5.  By proposing his own, more limited version of the ban, Silver may be hoping to weaken support for the blanket ban, which he has called unconstitutional.

6.  Democrats denounced the rules of debate as a Machiavellian tactic to weaken support for the Norwood-Dingell bill among members of both parties.

7.  Miscalculations and mistakes also were made, of course, and this weakened popular support for reform at its most critical period.

8.  Neither that comment, nor the rest of his performance on Tuesday night weakened his support for Gore.

9.  Political analysts in Taipei painted the missile tests as a ploy to weaken public support for President Lee Teng-hui.

10.  Some analysts suggested the endorsements for Giuliani may not have much practical impact, although they could weaken black support for Messinger.