21.   Authors of the legislation disagree but say they are willing to consider revisions to build support for a measure that already has solid bipartisan backing.

22.   Authority leaders are striving to build support for the initiative, which continues to get a mixed reception on Long Island.

23.   Bradley builds support in S.C.

24.   A bipartisan group of five senators is trying to build support on Capitol Hill for a similar approach.

25.   A brash populist, he has taken the lead largely by building support among black voters in Detroit, who like his style and talk about racism.

26.   A series of devastating explosions in Russian apartment buildings in September helped build public support for the war.

27.   Administration officials say they need time to build support in Congress.

28.   All three steps are needed to build support for an unlimited extension of the Nonproliferation Treaty.

29.   Building support and coordinating a plan among allies would have taken time and perhaps raised risks.

30.   Bush spoke as Vice President Cheney is visiting the Middle East in an effort to build support for action against Hussein.