61.  Pitts is expected to encounter stiff opposition there.

62.  Past attempts to reduce the number of children in the program encountered stiff opposition.

63.  Proposals to expose Social Security funds to risk face stiff opposition from retiree groups, labor unions and, most importantly, President Bill Clinton.

64.  Senior Western diplomats cited a variety of problems, including sloppy organization, fraudulent voter lists and stiff opposition from the Bosnian Serbs.

65.  Stiff opposition to closing the consulate in Hermosillo prompted the State Department to postpone a final decision on the Mexico offices slated for elimination.

66.  Stiff opposition to closing the consulate in Hermosillo prompted the State Department to postpone a final decision on the Mexico offices slated for elimination, congressional aides said.

67.  Takeover bids under Gov. Mario Cuomo met with stiff opposition from Republicans in the Legislature.

68.  Stymied by stiff opposition from the lending industry, Fort accepted a version he says was weaker.

69.  Such acquisitions have faced stiff opposition in the U.K.

70.  That measure ran into stiff opposition from some lawmakers in Congress and the gun lobby, and took seven years to pass.