1.   Within conservative evangelical circles the entire issue of roles has been elevated to a level of idolatry.

2.   Antireligious or anti-Christian bias is the altogether too easy explanation popular in some conservative circles, though it cannot be dismissed out of hand.

3.   As The Weekly Standard has kicked up controversies in conservative circles over abortion and Buchanan, it has illustrated that there is no simple standard to conservative thought.

4.   Bozell, chairman of the Media Research Center, attributed the contributions to a simple recognition within conservative political circles that Brownback needed their help.

5.   But Smith, prominent in Christian conservative circles, has not expanded on her base.

6.   Demos is derided in conservative circles as a factory for buzz words, acknowledges Christie.

7.   Despite the silliness, Hoppe is taken very seriously in conservative circles.

8.   During the Reagan administration, Thomas made a splash in conservative circles in Washington as a leading black critic of affirmative action.

9.   His decision, which triggers an internal party contest for a new leader, follows long-standing friction in Conservative circles over the single currency issue.

10.   His second place showing invigorated his campaign and reversed suspicions in conservative circles that his campaign was losing steam.