61.  Interviewed on Israel television, Rabin said the political aim of the radical Hamas and Islamic Jihad organizations was to erode public support for peace among Israelis.

62.  It has arrested and intimidated her party members in an attempt to erode her support.

63.  Labor and other opposition parties claim the government knew it had been wrong long before the election but failed to inform the public, fearing it would erode support.

64.  Labor and other opposition parties insist the government knew its claims were wrong long before the election but failed to inform the public, fearing it would erode support.

65.  Michel said the accidental bombing of a Red Cross compound in Kabul was regrettable but did not erode European support for the air war.

66.  Rabin does not want a street confrontation now between soldiers and settlers, fearing public outcry could further erode support for the Israel-PLO autonomy accord.

67.  Rabin does not want a street confrontation now, fearing public outcry could further erode support for the Israel-PLO autonomy accord.

68.  That crisis, polls indicate, has eroded support for democracy.

69.  That has the potential to erode support for the government of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai increase the chance for social unrest.

70.  The bombing, claimed by an Islamic militant group opposed to the autonomy accord, further eroded support for Rabin and his government.