1.   A consensus began to build around the view that the proper focus was on the conduct of the member, rather than a resolution of issues of tax law.

2.   But that has not slowed the epidemic, and a consensus is beginning to grow that more emphasis needs to be placed on male behavior.

3.   It was midway through the Reagan presidency when a bipartisan consensus began to emerge in Washington calling for the United States to promote democracy as a foreign policy objective.

4.   That consensus is beginning to look like an understatement.

5.   But that consensus began dissolving when Iraq came forward with a letter Saturday promising full cooperation.