11.   THE DWINDLING band of moderate Republicans in Congress lost another member Thursday when Senator James Jeffords of Vermont bolted his party over deep philosophical differences.

12.   The home serves as a retirement center for a dwindling band of survivors from the independence struggle who have no families to look after them.

13.   The last series calmed down the rest of the Seahawks, too, as well as the rest of their dwindling band of followers.

14.   They leave a large gap in the dwindling band of moderates of both parties.

15.   While he was among a dwindling band of Republican moderates and often voted against his party on social issues like abortion, he was generally well-liked in both parties.

16.   After the rescue raid Friday, the dwindling band of rebels slipped into the dense jungles and mountains of Zamboanga del Norte province on Mindanao island.

17.   After the rescue attempt Friday, the dwindling band of rebels slipped into the dense jungles and mountains of Zamboanga del Norte province on Mindanao.

18.   Both sides staged increasingly elaborate rallies and news conferences Thursday to vie for the dwindling band of undecideds.

19.   But a dwindling band of faithful are determined to keep the memory alive.

20.   Jeffords is among a dwindling band of moderate Republicans in an increasingly conservative party.