1.   Although the bloc has virtually no hope of controlling the speakership, it is large enough that its will cannot be ignored.

2.   On this issue, the administration may be bargaining from a position of strength, because the senior citizen voting bloc has a big stake in Medicaid.

3.   The former Soviet bloc also had a version of a shoulder-fired missile, many of which are now on the black market.

4.   A former Polish secret service officer on Monday confirmed reports that the Soviet bloc had a spy close to Pope Paul VI.

5.   Delegates also agreed that the Islamic bloc has a serious image problem.

6.   The Solidarity bloc had the best showing of the national parties in voting for local councils.

7.   No single political bloc currently has a majority.

8.   No single political bloc has a majority.

9.   No single political bloc has a majority, but any combination of the three groups can form a majority.