11.   Because she had been a longtime guest speaker for the national organization, it embraced the idea.

12.   Because Democrats made the same assumption, they embraced the idea with enthusiasm.

13.   Bill Bradley has embraced the idea of swaps, and George W. Bush has called for the administration to pressure Saudi Arabia to ramp up OPEC production levels.

14.   Blue dog members say that proposal could provide the political cover for lawmakers to embrace the idea.

15.   Actually, the Heberts are among the few at Balfour who embraced the idea of moving to Texas from the start.

16.   After an open, somewhat rancorous debate, the idea was embraced.

17.   Breaux noted that commissions are generally appointed to provide political protection for lawmakers reluctant to embrace controversial ideas.

18.   Bush embraced the idea of a bipartisan Social Security commission during the campaign, but has not made it a priority since taking office.

19.   But he embraced the idea of creating independent review boards, made up entirely of doctors, empowered to order HMOs to provide care they have denied to patients.

20.   But many of those attending expressed doubts about whether Microsoft was truly embracing the idea of competition.