These groups, backed by party and trade union functionaries, are demanding protection against the economic insecurity certain to come with moves toward a market economy.

The ministry says the underground group, backed by some Kurdish worker and cultural organizations, had 1,430 active supporters in 1986, compared with 1,300 a year before.

The Monarchist Party's main opposition was a group backed by the fraternities.

A radical group backed by Syria said today that the infiltrators were its guerrillas.

When the House was debating the legislation, several groups backed by corporations launched television ad campaigns in support of the bills.

Guards patrolled the streets in large groups, backed by merciless laws and powers of a type not seen since Lionstone's last days.

Palestinian groups backed by Syria or Libya will surely try terrorist actions to disrupt the process that has begun.

The group, backed by the James Brown Band, won the contest thus getting Hall his first record deal.

He then contested the 1997 election as a candidate of an independent group backed by the People's Alliance.

Anti-EC groups, backed by businessmen, have been campaigning for a 'no' vote and are six to eight percentage points ahead in the polls.