1.   A leader has traditionally been chosen by consensus among the learned of the Shiite religious establishment largely inside Iran but also in Iraq and Lebanon.

2.   Wells was chosen by consensus of both sides.

3.   A replacement is chosen by consensus, like all NATO decisions.

4.   The new WTO chief is meant to be chosen by consensus rather than by a vote, dimming the chances of a speedy decision.

5.   The secretary general is chosen by consensus among NATO nations.

6.   He had been openly backed by France, Britain and Germany, but Washington insisted that the new NATO chief must be chosen by consensus.