11.   Although Bush remains the clear frontrunner in the GOP contest, his efforts to set himself apart from the pack have alienated some important factions within the party.

12.   Although Bush remains the clear front-runner in the GOP contest, his efforts to set himself apart from the pack have alienated some important factions within the party.

13.   An articulate and forceful lawyer, he was tied to old-line factions within the PRI and was expected to provide some of the political know-how that Zedillo lacks.

14.   And as the bombing in Oklahoma City revealed, there are armed and alienated factions within the body politic who regard the federal government itself as a demonic presence.

15.   As the first-round election day approached, they watched as the various factions within the Kremlin battled against one another.

16.   At this point, I am not yet aware of the many factions within the movement.

17.   A parallel conflict is raging in Tijuana among corrupt factions within the state and federal police, Mexican and American officials say.

18.   A spokesman for his office said that Miyazawa will step down as finance minister when he resigns as leader of his political faction within the Liberal Democratic Party.

19.   Adept at both head-knocking and arbitration, he managed to bring together the warring factions within the GOP.

20.   But a faction within the management board has begun exploring several alternatives.