1.   On the eve of the crucial Commons vote on the Maastricht Treaty, Conservative MPs in the Central South region are divided on the issue.

2.   They have called for an immediate apology and say the muddle may have cost crucial votes in the battle for Darlington.

3.   Although observers expect that Clinton will win the crucial House vote, it is still likely to be close.

4.   Another crucial vote on whether to proceed with the legislation could be held today.

5.   Armed with the leverage gained from the GOP Senate takeover next year, Dole has become the crucial vote.

6.   As the timing of these crucial votes remains in doubt, the intensity of the early scrimmaging has been a challenge for candidates.

7.   At the last minute the staff lost five crucial votes.

8.   A series of crucial votes in the Brazilian Congress during the next few weeks are expected to determine quickly whether that endeavor is also doomed.

9.   But as crucial votes approach, it is increasingly clear that DeLay is filling not so much a leadership vacuum as a need of the new speaker.

10.   But even before the crucial vote on cutting off debate, Republicans hinted on Monday that they might grant some of what the Democrats were seeking.