11.   And the potential savings for two influential groups are even more striking.

12.   Because the Christian Coalition is the most influential group of religious conservatives, several presidential prospects have already begun wooing its members.

13.   Both men are scheduled to address the annual conference of another influential Latino group, the National Council of La Raza, in San Diego next week.

14.   But an equally influential group argues that sanctions would have little effect on the military government.

15.   But it was influential Jewish groups in Southern California, such as the Simon Wiesenthal Center, that pushed the issue, prompting Fong to respond.

16.   But they are also an influential lobbying group in Albany that has had a big say in how the state pays for the services they provide.

17.   Charles Olson and Robert Creeley, for example, presided over an influential group of writers at Black Mountain College in North Carolina.

18.   For their part, an influential group of Senate Democrats said Clinton should be in no hurry to negotiate.

19.   In acting against the Holy Land Foundation, one terrorism expert said, the administration is showing that it is ready to act against influential Muslim groups.

20.   In a speech that he gave on Sunday night in Washington to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential lobbying group, Rabin spelled out his message.