11.   In the Islamic world, democratization has led to an increasing role for theocratic politics, eroding longstanding traditions of secularism and tolerance.

12.   It is a longstanding tradition in Albany for public-employee unions to ask the Legislature for benefits they fail to win at the negotiating table.

13.   It is a longstanding tradition in New York for front-runners to use the rules to get the petitions of underdogs disqualified.

14.   Now three CDs have appeared, hoping to enrich this longstanding musical tradition.

15.   On one level, they link him to a longstanding Democratic oratorical tradition.

16.   Part of his explanation was that the scavenger hunt is a longstanding tradition in North Babylon.

17.   Poor children are a longstanding tradition in America.

18.   Q. I recently took over as head of a department in which a weekly meeting is a longstanding tradition.

19.   Some stadiums have a longstanding tradition of fans throwing things on the field.

20.   Speaking last month to law students in Siberia, he called for a return to longstanding Russian traditions.