Republican opponents of the bill point to last November's elections, saying few, if any, party candidates were rejected because the veto.

Republican opponents accused Bush of running for president on the backs of congressmen.

Republican opponents clearly misjudged the public's willingness to pay a small amount of money to accomplish what is seen as an important social goal.

The bill's many Republican opponents say the measure violates free speech rights and will put their party at a disadvantage.

Republican opponents of the proposal say the potential medical advances being promised by its backers offer false hope.

Republican opponents, however, criticized him for destroying the school's outhouse in the process.

Republican opponents of the bill conceded that they lacked the votes to defeat the measure.

Republican opponents of the bill said today that lawmakers nervous about change should take a second look at the issue.

Republican opponents of the program say they see it as another instance of government on an expansion track.

Republican opponents subsequently failed in an attempt to have the Brady measure returned to committee for further study.

The Republican opponents of the final compromise were outmaneuvered by those in their own camp.

The move was immediately criticized as such by Bob Dole, the President's likely Republican opponent in November.

No Republican opponent.

His likely Republican opponent, Rudolph W. Giuliani, does.

Seizing on that, Republican opponents of the direct-loan program put a very unusual directive into this year's budget resolution.

He branded Mr. Bush, his likely Republican opponent, the candidate of powerful industries.

But they could also be used against him by Republican opponents seeking to highlight economic shortcomings on his watch.

The Republican opponent in the strongly Democratic district is John Hauler.

In the process, they handed a weapon to Republican opponents of public broadcasting.

He lost the election to Republican opponent and then-State Senator Steve King.