101.   Apart from the major party results, four smaller parties won a total of five seats.

102.   Aznar looked virtually assured of forming a government with the consent of smaller parties.

103.   Balladur has sought to steer clear of the party rivalry and attract support from smaller parties in the coalition.

104.   Both big parties have ruled out a grand coalition between themselves and are keen to avoid alliances with the smaller parties.

105.   Blair and Mowlam next met the Protestant leaders of two smaller parties, and finally confered until midnight with Mitchell himself.

106.   Both parties had wooed smaller parties so that they could prove to the state governor that they had enough support to form a government.

107.   But he did say he may form a minority government should talks fail with the coalition of the two smaller parties.

108.   But he did say he may form a minority government should talks with the coalition of the two smaller parties fail.

109.   But it was shifts among the smaller parties that gave rise to political calculations as Germany heads to national elections next year.

110.   But some smaller parties waited until the last day to bring stacks of papers to the commission for counting and verification.