1.  Al Jihad, the group that long served as their vehicle, has been especially hard hit.

2.  Community groups long have said Chase focuses too much on middle- and high-income consumers, while doing a good job donating to community groups.

3.  Environmental groups long have pleaded with federal and state water managers to set aside water to help preserve and restore river systems.

4.  Many other proposals will be bitterly opposed by special interest groups long allied with Democratic lawmakers.

5.  Most programs require runners to exercise five days a week, with a long group run on Saturday mornings.

6.  She noted that the study was commissioned by Tri-Valley Cares, a group long opposed to the project.

7.  Some of these folks send epistles to long group lists, confirming that they are part of large social circle.

8.  The groups long have criticized Defense Department research of the ailments.

9.  Washington is more likely to pursue a strategy of political and military encirclement, depending heavily on Iraqi groups long estranged from Baghdad.

10.  Consumer groups long have protested such fixed charges, saying that they are keeping the cost of long-distance high for those that are infrequent callers.