21.   But the United States and other Western allies withdrew even before the Taliban consolidated power.

22.   But to achieve long-term solvency, he said CHW needs to consolidate its power when it comes to negotiating reimbursement rates from health plans.

23.   By persuading Yeltsin to dislodge Berezovsky, Chubais sought to silence his critics and consolidate his power.

24.   Carrillo Fuentes has continued to consolidate power.

25.   Chairman Mao, seeking to consolidate power, instigated purge upon purge of his political rivals.

26.   Coolidge moved swiftly to consolidate power.

27.   Crew has also shaken up the central bureaucracy at Board of Education headquarters, displacing long-term insiders who had consolidated their power as chancellors came and went.

28.   Culture has been consolidating that power for decades.

29.   Despite questions about his leadership, he appears to be smoothly consolidating his power.

30.   Determined to consolidate power, he ran City Hall in an unflinching manner, with few scores left unsettled.