31.   It allowed voters to choose smaller parties with congenial platforms while still exercising a voice in the choice for prime minister.

32.   Limiting the final debate to two contenders would effectively eliminate candidates like Al Sharpton or candidates from smaller parties like the Conservative or Right to Life Parties.

33.   Monday was filled with maneuvering by the smaller parties who are trying to wield some influence in this Senate race.

34.   Prime Minister Bertie Ahern will have no trouble forming a coalition with a smaller party.

35.   Political analysts expect several weeks of intense horse-trading as Chen and the Nationalists maneuver to put together coalitions with smaller parties to give them control over the Legislature.

36.   Rules in every state differ, and major party legislators have made many ballot-access laws as burdensome as possible to discourage competition from smaller parties.

37.   Sharon also shoved out deputy ministers of a smaller party, United Torah Judaism, that also opposed his budget plan.

38.   Similar statements were issued by two smaller Protestant parties linked to paramilitary groups.

39.   Smaller parties have called for a Parliamentary investigation.

40.   Smaller parties receive less broadcast time.