11.   Newcomers to board contests are facing uphill battles against incumbents with the backing of political party machinery.

12.   Talk of election-day fraud by the traditional party machinery, of a backup plan by Chavez to seize power violently and of post-ballot rioting is rampant here.

13.   The huge party machinery worked as foretold.

14.   The media in China is still just another screw in the party machinery, observers say.

15.   The president may be less vulnerable in New Hampshire than in other places, principally because he controls the party machinery in the state.

16.   They had the money and the party machinery.

17.   Though Schroeder won the election, Lafontaine still controls the party machinery.

18.   He has to overcome the party machinery, famous for using patronage, threats and sometimes cheating to stay in power.

19.   In many places, the party machinery is the only contact people have with government.

20.   Now, officials say they want to consolidate all elections to just once every two years, hopefully reducing the burden on public services and political party machinery.