1.   We committed ourselves to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation and to the conclusion of a chemical weapons convention this year.

2.   At the convention that year, Eisenhower was nominated after vote-switching.

3.   At the Republican national convention that year, Tuttle and Wisdom each led pro-Eisenhower delegations.

4.   A third factor is the lack of suspense in conventions this year.

5.   Clinton won a straw ballot at the convention that year.

6.   He favored manipulation, the sort that pervaded both conventions this year.

7.   Last year a man brought a family doll to the National Doll Festival, which follows the UFDC convention each year.

8.   Sagging ratings prompted TV networks to drop gavel-to-gavel coverage of the major conventions this year.

9.   Such social and cultural conservatives packed the normally moderate Minnesota Republican convention this year.

10.   The city has turned its evident charms into a significant economic asset, luring dozens of big conventions every year.