21.   In effect, the new lawmakers have spent their entire time in Washington hearing the president and Democrats agreeing with the central tenets of their program.

22.   It was the latter that was the most startling transition, for this was a woman who had made communication the central tenet of her life.

23.   Like the two-party system, money and influence are central tenets of American politics.

24.   Many openly question the central tenets of the faith.

25.   More important, a central tenet of capitalism is that people who run companies are subject to the discipline of the marketplace, as meted out by the shareholders.

26.   Most good novelists are well aware of this central tenet, which is what leads them to write novels to begin with.

27.   President Ernesto Zedillo, who has made strict respect for the law a central tenet, distanced his administration from the press and cut off many benefits.

28.   Sweden is not the only country to challenge some central tenets of the current American-British model.

29.   Take what appears to be the central tenet of the government case.

30.   That is a central tenet of palliative medicine.