11.   It comes in the form of loose coalitions connected by the Web and late-night meetings over pizza and beer.

12.   It represents a loose coalition of ethnic groups made up of Tajiks, Uzbeks and Turkmen who have banded together against a common enemy.

13.   Normally, in the loose coalition politics of Romania, the Social Democrats would get some Cabinet ministries in return for working with him.

14.   Opponents were a loose coalition that included gay groups, business owners and some members of the clergy.

15.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto was formally re-elected in Parliament Thursday, inaugurating a loose coalition government that says it is serious about streamlining the national bureaucracy.

16.   Saeed Hajjarian, a newspaper editor who is running in a loose coalition of liberals, made one of the boldest speeches Sunday.

17.   She built a network of information sources through a loose coalition of opponents called Gasp.

18.   Talks aimed at ending the political stalemate between Lavalas and the loose coalition known as Democratic Convergence have continued in fits and starts since the summer.

19.   The alliance may seem unreliable also because it is a very loose coalition of regional warlords and local commanders who have trouble coordinating their military activities.

20.   The loose coalition of crusaders -- espousing causes from anarchy to animal rights -- has been involved in sometimes violent protests from Seattle to Quebec to Genoa.