1.   Clinton named a new assistant attorney general for civil rights, Deval Patrick, who persuaded the administration to switch sides.

2.   Three senators switched sides and voted for the ban.

3.   A former supporter of the Najibullah regime who had switched sides, Dostam was now a mainstay of the mujaheddin government.

4.   Lawrence will switch his side around.

5.   Alliance commanders said they have only received assurances from some Taliban officers that they will switch sides when the alliance attacks.

6.   And just when you decide certain cultural slogans have fallen into hopeless disgrace, they switch sides and get pawned off on us as new and improved.

7.   And then there are the players who have switched sides because of the increasing popularity of free agency.

8.   And soon after helping storm the barricades, Hugo switched sides yet again, going into political exile.

9.   And make them switch sides once in a while.

10.   Another reason is that some of the efforts are concentrated on persuading the Taliban to switch sides to avoid fighting, which has proven more difficult than anticipated.