1.   But analysts said Greenspan prefers to develop a consensus before acting.

2.   He said that government-to-government talks will take time and that he needed to build a domestic consensus before talking to China.

3.   He said the Japanese culture discourages quick actions, preferring, instead, for the country to reach a consensus before moving in one direction.

4.   It specializes in bringing users from several different departments together to build a consensus before creating and introducing new software.

5.   Nichols said the White House and Democrats in the House and Senate had agreed to seek a Democratic consensus before considering other options.

6.   Selig never acts completely on his own, preferring to build consensus before he acts.

7.   Some supporters say the deliberate pace comes in part from an urge to achieve consensus before moving ahead.

8.   The bin Ladens must reach a consensus before taking any action, according to American business executives who have spoken with the family.

9.   Can the opportunistic-forced consensus before the second election now be transferred into political unity?

10.   Desperate to reach consensus before a summit just three days away, European Union foreign ministers papered over differences Monday on how to conduct the EU expansion process.