11.  Critics see rapid land seizure as an attempt to woo support by Mugabe, whose government is besieged by protests over high taxes and soaring prices.

12.  Mandela has tried to woo the support of Zwelithini, the Zulu king, to undermine patronage to Inkatha in the region.

13.  Mandela, the leader of the ANC, has tried to woo the support of Zwelithini, the Zulu king, to undermine patronage to Inkatha in the region.

14.  President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey arrived Thursday on a three-day visit aimed at wooing Portuguese support for a customs union between Turkey and the European Union.

15.  Republicans shrank the bill a bit in an effort to woo conservative support.

16.  She made two speeches to the military Saturday in an effort to woo their support, but the coup rumors have persisted.

17.  That is why over the past few days leaders of newly formed political groups have been seen making last-ditch efforts to woo support from voters casting their ballots.

18.  The shift seemed aimed at positioning Meyer, a young National Party star untainted by its apartheid past, as the future leader able to woo black support.

19.  The trial was staged by a hard-line Khmer Rouge faction in an apparent effort to distance themselves from Pol Pot and woo support.

20.  He further alienated his former friends by trying woo the support of the military, police and intelligence services.