1.   Within that ruling coalition was an ongoing struggle between two powerful factions.

2.   The international coalition was ready to take the offensive.

3.   Like the parties themselves, these coalitions are usually unstable, and tend to be based upon personalities and patronage rather than ideology.

4.   The four-party Swedish coalition is likely to be split on the issue, with Environment Minister and Centre Party leader Olof Johansson under strong pressure to drop the project.

5.   The coalition against Saddam was able to operate under the aegis of the UN with the full authority of Security Council resolutions behind it.

6.   There was a coalition, some would call it a cuts coalition, between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, to produce a budget.

7.   Among the organizations funding the coalition are Microsoft Corp., the Newspaper Association of America, Time Warner, McGraw-Hill Cos. and the National Cable Television Association.

8.   An unstable coalition is unlikely to be a coherent reformer.

9.   Analysts and investors perceive that the coalition will be less stringent, particularly on cross-media ownership laws.

10.   An unusual coalition is behind it.