1.   Although Gephardt has straddled this fence, his ambitions will increasingly push him to the side of the bomb-throwers.

2.   And he pursues young sidemen to straddle the fence with him, writing exacting music for them and encouraging them to bring their own styles to the band.

3.   Aspen, Colo. is straddling the fence.

4.   All things considered, Maris probably is straddling the fence for inclusion into the Hall.

5.   But while Tikhomirov was quick to blame Moscow, other officials said the governor was more concerned about his own political future and was straddling the fence.

6.   But, as in previous seasons, he is still straddling the fence.

7.   By straddling the fence, he turned the film from what could have been edgy satire into silly inanity.

8.   Calabrese struggled with the taxonomy and found a comfortable spot straddling the fence.

9.   For one thing, as the chief purveyor of subsidized home loans, Credit Foncier straddles the fence between the private and public sectors.

10.   Goldwater initially straddled the fence between the two tribes.