11.   Experts rated Christopher, a former Los Angeles corporate attorney, fifth among his Cabinet colleagues for seizing the initiative.

12.   For the past three months, Blair has devoted most of his waking hours to Kosovo, to the surprise of Cabinet colleagues.

13.   He said he was consulting with Cabinet colleagues about whether to table the letter and would make a decision soon.

14.   He showed great courage in reconsidering his position and rejecting the objections of his more hawkish Cabinet colleagues.

15.   His cabinet colleagues were convinced this summer he would be gone by year-end if the markets only calmed.

16.   Last summer his Cabinet colleagues were predicting his imminent resignation, noting that he made his name on Wall Street by selling at the top of the market.

17.   Lyell improperly pressed his Cabinet colleagues to issue gag orders to block disclosure of the loosened guidelines in a court case.

18.   Right or wrong, it is accepted wisdom among his Cabinet colleagues that Rubin is planning to leave Washington by the end of the year.

19.   The decision marks the second victory this week for Powell who has at times battled some of his more hardline cabinet colleagues over foreign policy issues.