1.   Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote.

2.   But bitter infighting preceded the vote, showing that Barak will have to work hard to mend deep divisions in the party.

3.   But the transparently political nature of this undertaking was self-evident in the hours of debate preceding the vote and in the vote itself.

4.   But the transparently political nature of this undertaking was clearly evident in the hours of debate preceding the vote and in the vote itself.

5.   By agreement, no debate preceded the vote, and the resolution did not name McGeehan, whose censure had been demanded by some members.

6.   Campaigning is forbidden during the three days before the voting, as is the publication of opinion polls during the week preceding the vote.

7.   During the two-hour debate that preceded the vote, dozens of people spoke about the proposal.

8.   Reporters were barred from the debate that preceded the vote.

9.   Some of that pressure was evident Friday, during the public comment period that preceded the vote.

10.   That dislike of ecclesiastical authority was often on display during the debate on Monday morning that preceded the vote on the Lutheran-Episcopal agreement.