21.   He has lots of competition for votes from the conservative wing of the party.

22.   He offered nothing to the conservative wing of his party, and evoked none of the cultural issues that often divide the two parties.

23.   If Justice Stevens also retires during a Dole administration, the court would swing decidedly to the conservative wing.

24.   If the president-elect puts sufficient pressure on the more conservative wing on his party in Congress, such a bill could pass easily, members say.

25.   In a clear act of political revenge, he ignored the conservative wing of the Christian Democratic Party in his appointments after its leaders essentially sat out the campaign.

26.   In addition to widening the breach between Gingrich and his conservative wing, the latest political scandal was a public relations nightmare for Republicans as a whole.

27.   Instead, Thomas has sided with the conservative wing on the court and joined the slim court majority that has consistently voted to weaken all those measures.

28.   Just three weeks after taking office, Gov. Jane Hull is facing a political threat from the conservative wing of the Republican Party.