1.   As a civil rights attorney he became known for negotiating constructive and practical settlements in difficult cases and for forging coalitions across racial and ethnic lines.

2.   As upstate politicians forged a coalition to fight the plan, Taylor and hundreds of frustrated farmers hastily met in school auditoriums to rage against the rules.

3.   At one point Mrs. Hoffman went to Algeria to meet with Eldridge Cleaver in an attempt to forge a coalition between the anarchic Yippies and the militant Black Panthers.

4.   But after a year of turmoil, the Liberal Democrats rode back into power in June by forging a coalition with the Socialists, one-time foes.

5.   But last month he suffered a stroke and no coalition has been forged.

6.   Constantly bickering, they have been unable to rise above ethnic rivalries to forge a coalition to defeat the president.

7.   Defusing the conflict in the Middle East remains as important as ever, but it need not be done for the sake of forging a coalition against terror.

8.   Ferrer has tried mightily from the beginning to forge a coalition of black and Hispanic voters.

9.   Garcia is considered the brains behind a PRD strategy to gain power by softening its left-wing image and forging electoral coalitions with other Mexican opposition parties.

10.   He should also be able to step outside his own ego to forge coalitions and listen to critics.