11.   But Coun Richmond is flying in the face of strong opposition from the ruling Labour group.

12.   Now we hear he has joined the Labour Party, which forms the ruling group in an uneasy deal with the SNP.

13.   The plans have been put forward by the ruling Labour group on Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority, which runs the ferries.

14.   The ruling group, the labour party, refuses to do anything about this at all.

15.   The present ruling group have introduced some nice facilities.

16.   A rational dictator or ruling group will practice democide or genocide up to the point at which the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost.

17.   Alawites are currently the ruling group in Syria, though they are a small minority there.

18.   On the other, there are indications of fissures within the ruling group itself, involving hard-liners and a possibly more moderate faction.

19.   Since the present ruling group was ushered into power as a consequence of the Tiananmen crackdown, they do not even permit the subject to be raised in public.

20.   That suggestion reflected recent unconfirmed reports of divisions and tension within the ruling group.