11.   Arias said it was a foregone conclusion that Samper loyalists would muster a majority to absolve Samper, leaving no further recourse for his detractors.

12.   Ashcroft and Bush fought strongly against that provision, but Republican leaders in the House told them the bill could not muster a majority without it.

13.   Barak would be hard pressed to muster a majority, and his government could fall.

14.   But Naidu mustered a majority of the party to his side and forced Rao to quit.

15.   But senior Social Democrat lawmaker, Wilhelm Schmidt, said the government failed to muster a majority on its own, depending on opposition support to pass the measure.

16.   But some Palestinian officials have suggested Arafat might have trouble mustering a majority for the amendments, especially if the closure is not eased significantly.

17.   But some Palestinian officials have suggested Arafat might have trouble mustering a majority, especially if the closure is not eased significantly.

18.   But the government failed to muster a majority on its own, depending on opposition support to pass the measure.

19.   He failed to muster a majority, triggering the runoff.

20.   Hence the governing party failed to muster the majority required to elect their candidate to head the State Savings Bank.