21.   Canadian stocks may be mixed as a weaker Canadian dollar deters share purchases by investors who are looking to consolidate their positions before month end.

22.   Even big companies like Walt Disney, which owns ABC, may need to consolidate their positions in radio.

23.   From its base in the mountainsof Scotts Valley, Seagate is consolidating its position as the largest independent maker of computer disk drives.

24.   His new album, Pastoral Composure, on the Thirsty Ear label, consolidates his position while opening up unexpected possibilities.

25.   His move came as the new president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, further consolidated her position by naming a fierce opponent of Estrada as vice president.

26.   If Goldberg can revive Mercury, it will help Polygram consolidate its position as the second-largest music company, after Time Warner.

27.   Kostunica, a constitutional scholar trying to consolidate his position, wants to keep the main instruments of state power under his control.

28.   Portfolio managers were also consolidating their positions before the third quarter ends.

29.   She has seen her party, hit by a financial scandal last year, consolidate its position in regional polls.

30.   Since then, he has substantially consolidated his position, Chimsky said.