11.   It does not seek consensus by confronting difficult trade-offs and trying to balance diverging values.

12.   Kohl has sought a consensus in the past on economic policies, but will now be seeking agreement with the Social Democrats from a much weaker political position.

13.   Most have physician medical directors who work closely with the doctors, monitoring patterns of care and outcomes, seeking consensus on the most cost-effective treatments.

14.   On critical issues like tax policy and judicial appointments, the president ignored all his promises to seek consensus and imposed a hard-right agenda.

15.   Trade Rep. Barshefsky, in a series of meetings with Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress, is seeking some consensus on how to structure the legislation.

16.   UPS still seeks consensus among its leaders on major business decisions.

17.   When appointed to the job last month, she told Parliament that she would do her best to seek a consensus.

18.   Wilson has final authority of how that budget manifests itself, but she will seek a consensus among her senior administrators and faculty.

19.   President Clinton pressed on Monday for additional human rights improvements in China and sought a consensus for keeping pressure on North Korea to honor its nuclear promises.

20.   A summit of regional leaders seeking consensus for such an act was scheduled to end Friday in Abuja.