11.   The unification of parties had served its immediate purpose of cutting short independent political initiatives in the Nationalist rearguard.

12.   And with city and state resources committed first and foremost to fighting the virus, there has also been little political initiative to even begin such an analysis.

13.   Assuming that Clinton will be able to complete his term, his aides are starting to look past the trial, in hopes of seizing the political initiative.

14.   A coalition of post-Cold War political initiatives and advocacy groups eventually secured the treaty, he said.

15.   But by forging their agreement, the four opposition parties proved that they have seized the political initiative.

16.   But few close to the peace process express hope that new political initiatives can be found to stop the fighting.

17.   But in terms of new political initiatives to those areas, the European Union is far behind the United States.

18.   Columnist Chuck Colbert feels that this political initiative is designed to trigger a backlash against recent significant civil-rights gains made by the lesbian and gay community.

19.   For several days, Russian newspapers have speculated that the president would cast about for ways to regain the political initiative.