11.   In a good postwar election year, the Conservatives would normally expect to pick up a respectable number of seats in Northern England and to some extent in Scotland.

12.   His departure was recognition that his unpopularity had become a liability for the Conservatives in an election year.

13.   Already, some lawmakers say passing the complicated tobacco measure will be difficult, particularly since this is an election year.

14.   Also, mid-term elections usually attract fewer voters than go to the polls in a presidential election year.

15.   Although drugs have not become a major political issue this election year, they worry many Americans.

16.   Americans looking for progress this election year on the issue of campaign finance reform got some conflicting signals last week.

17.   Amid the intense campaigning of an election year, we pause to reflect not on White House wannabes but on Ike and the wayward fish.

18.   Amid the intense campaigning of an election year, we pause to reflic Hotels of America, operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

19.   Although there is no constitutional basis for censure, such a resolution would allow Republicans to express their feelings about Clinton and his behavior in a congressional election year.

20.   An increase in the minimum wage could become a priority for Senate Democrats, and voting against it is hard in an election year.