Wang Jingwei, considered too sympathetic to the communists, was persuaded to leave on a "study tour" in Europe.

Friedman was considered sympathetic to free banking.

But prospects for peace have dimmed since gunmen last week killed a leading human rights official who was considered sympathetic to the rebels.

Professors are considered sympathetic to student activism and are sometimes arrested.

Most of the striking workers are from the West Bank, and many are considered sympathetic to Fatah.

But in conversations with people he considers sympathetic, he has insisted that his practices were Washington business as usual.

Each side, say Western officials and relief workers, tries to deny food deliveries to areas they consider sympathetic to their opponents.

Mr. Appleton is generally considered sympathetic, for someone from the city.

The entire newsroom staff were also dismissed for being too critical of conservative positions, and replaced with journalists considered sympathetic to Seaga's government.

Virginia Beach, home to many military and former military personnel, is widely considered conservative and generally sympathetic to prosecutors.