1.  But Washington has been pressing the fractious opposition to unite and not to lose momentum.

2.  But within the fractious Iraqi opposition, he remains a divisive figure, derided by some detractors as autocratic and arrogant.

3.  Romanians offer a variety of explanations that range from the weakness of a fractious opposition to what they call the inherent conservatism of many Romanians.

4.  Schroeder, a leading member of the fractious opposition Social Democrats, is a potential candidate to run against Kohl in the national elections.

5.  That is why the often fractious opposition parties agreed to elect him president of the Congress last week.

6.  The conflict between a divided military-backed government and an even more fractious Islamic opposition continues in a spiral of recrimination and killing.

7.  In the meetings, he and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Martin Indyk tried to encourage the fractious Iraqi opposition to work together.

8.  Since then, Congress, the second largest party, has been trying to persuade the many fractious opposition parties to back it in a new government.

9.  The planned protest marks the first time the fractious opposition has managed to band together against the government.

10.  But one Together spokesman said that the fractious opposition coalition should stick together and not give up.