1.   As fire power was exported abroad, an industrial base was solidified at home.

2.   Both men elected to solidify their bases.

3.   But Vice President Al Gore and Sen. Joseph Lieberman have managed to solidify that base of support.

4.   He has to appeal to the center, solidify the base and clarify what his candidacy is about.

5.   The GOP side believes it has solidified its base and has a realistic shot at picking up middle-of-the-roaders.

6.   They solidify the base before they expand.

7.   Forced to solidify his base early in South Carolina, the governor made some tactical decision that could hurt him beyond the state.

8.   Gore has been solidifying his base and getting better support from men at the same time that Bush has seen erosion in his base, polls suggest.

9.   His immediate concern is to solidify his base of support in crucial states like California.

10.   Turkey blames the Kurdish separatist group PKK for orchestrating much of the Kurd exodus, saying it aims to solidify terrorist bases in Europe.