11.   And while Christian conservatives are numerous, they are not as organized as in Iowa or South Carolina, where they helped to make abortion a more prominent issue.

12.   Another losing conservative was Ahmed Rasouli-Nejad, a parliamentarian from northern Iran who was among a group of hard-liners who impeached the liberal culture minister last year.

13.   Any outspoken conservative is a target, Shadegg said.

14.   As a group, politically active religious conservatives are diverse, coming from such widely different faiths as Baptist, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic churches.

15.   As a result, religious conservatives are confident enough in the antiabortion-rights convictions of Governor Bush that they are willing to keep in the background in Philadelphia.

16.   As the budget casualties pile up, conservatives are growing more and more irritated.

17.   At least one social conservative is philosophical about invisibility on the podium.

18.   Baptist conservatives also are not politically correct and are proud of it.

19.   Because enough conservatives are likely to oppose this legislation, a strong Democratic vote will be needed for passage.

20.   Because income tax rates are involved, many conservatives are nervous.