1.  Currency markets were already reeling from hardening German opposition to European monetary union for countries with weak economies.

2.  German opposition nearly defeated the new directive.

3.  He added that German public opposition to abandoning the deutsche mark for a European currency is a discouraging sign.

4.  The pound and most major European currencies began to weaken last week amid rising German opposition to including nations with weak economies in a single European currency.

5.  A German opposition party said Friday it was halting plans for a campaign poster showing Adolf Hitler after protests from its members.

6.  A German opposition party expressed regret Friday for remarks by one of its leaders that critics branded anti-Semitic, but the overture was rebuffed by a top Jewish representative.

7.  Already ahead in the polls, German opposition candidate Gerhard Schroeder is starring in a party convention designed to bolster his image as a fresh political force.

8.  At a news briefing Sunday, German Finance Minister Theo Waigel reiterated German opposition.

9.  Even Washington appeared to ease its position on intervention, according to German opposition candidate Gerhard Schroeder, who met with President Bill Clinton on Wednesday.

10.  German opposition figures have criticized Kohl for accepting an invitation to visit a military base during his five-day visit in China.