1.   And Bush, for all the reasons that Thompson well knew, quickly emerged as the informal consensus choice.

2.   As a veteran player in both Washington and the entertainment industry, Valenti was clearly the consensus choice for the touchy job.

3.   But he is not the consensus choice.

4.   But Johnson is the virtual consensus choice as the best of the bunch.

5.   He has been the consensus choice among owners for the job since it opened up the first weekend after the last ice age.

6.   If we have to explain to you why Ali is now the consensus choice as the Athlete of the Century, there is really no point in trying.

7.   It is a consensus choice.

8.   It was a crushing defeat for Kansas, a deeply talented team that was a consensus choice to win the national title.

9.   Now, his ability to meld personal stature and policy motives have left him as the consensus choice to lead a leaderless nation.

10.   Tennessee appears to be the consensus choice to win its fourth national championship.