1.   As importantly, Milosevic has consolidated his grip on power in Serbia.

2.   Here in Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev, who until recently had nurtured an image abroad as a relative moderate, has moved to consolidate his grip.

3.   Or are intellectuals being co-opted into siding with a shaky but seemingly reform-minded president as he tries to consolidate his grip on power?

4.   Still, German companies dominate the largest private channels and the new law should help them consolidate their grip on these cash cows.

5.   After the war, Syria consolidated its grip over its smaller neighbor with Lebanese officials frequently traveling to Damascus to consult the Syrian government.

6.   After the war, Syria consolidated its grip over its smaller neighbor with the result that Lebanese officials frequently travel to Damascus to consult the Syrian government.

7.   After the war, Syria consolidated its grip on its western neighbor and today has a powerful, sometimes final, say on all political matters in the country.

8.   As the communists consolidated their grip across Eastern Europe, private property became a liability.

9.   But a frustrated Lafontaine quit both his posts in March, allowing Schroeder to consolidate his grip.

10.   His allies on Tuesday continued to block cooperation with the Muslim-Croat federation and to consolidate their grip on the eastern half of the Bosnian Serb statelet.