21.   Silva said he sees a consensus within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut output if prices keep falling.

22.   The change reflects a consensus within the leadership that China needs a more impersonal, modern legal culture.

23.   The Government should adopt a well reasoned strategy of privatization and try to build consensus within the society.

24.   Apart from Britain, there is a consensus within the EU about the need for some kind of currency mechanism to prevent this kind of scenario being realised.

25.   Copenhagen took the initiative on Thursday to propose a resoution criticising violations of human rights by China after a veto from France shattered the consensus within the European Union.

26.   The votes came after bitter day-long negotiations behind the scenes in a bid to reach a consensus within the Security Council.

27.   The votes came after day-long negotiations behind the scenes in a bid to reach a consensus within the Security Council.

28.   It has now forged a consensus within the country, but they have tremendous difficulties -- part of the legacy from the past.

29.   Its move came after strong lobbying from China to drop the motion and a veto from France that shattered the consensus within the European Union.

30.   Ruehe said there was an emerging consensus within NATO that the alliance should have a charter with Russia built around formalised consultation arrangements between NATO and Russia.