11.   For many weeks, these men press the flesh on their own terms.

12.   Gone are the stacks of mats where the flesh was pressed till the glistening juices dripped down the sides.

13.   Gov. Pete Wilson of California also visited over the holiday weekend to press some flesh.

14.   He and his wife got out of the car and pressed the flesh along the police barricades.

15.   He improved his campaign style, spent hundreds of hours pressing the flesh throughout Mexico and emerged in the homestretch as the odds-on favorite.

16.   He is pleasant as can be when pressing the flesh, but rarely seems to connect with people on a deeper level.

17.   In Iowa and New Hampshire, Alexander and Buchanan had the luxury of focusing on each state, spending months pressing the flesh.

18.   In New Hampshire, while others pressed the flesh on primary day, Buchanan reached voters by conducting more than a dozen interviews with local radio stations.

19.   It is not easy to imagine a man whose tastes run to fancy suits and fine wines pressing the flesh in a dusty village.

20.   Most Americans never press the flesh of a presidential candidate.