21.   The Northern Alliance is a loose coalition that has yet to demonstrate it is capable of fighting as a disciplined and well-coordinated force.

22.   The Northern Alliance is a loose coalition of disparate groups that is fighting on several fronts.

23.   The outcome will depend on whether the party getting the most votes can forge a loose coalition with other parties.

24.   The second type, a loose coalition of groups such as Kach and Gush Emunim, are Jewish Zionist fundamentalists.

25.   They represent a loose coalition of environmental, labor and human-rights groups.

26.   While the on-line services have been growing, the loose coalition of computer networks known as the Internet has been growing even faster.

27.   After the war, in which a loose coalition of Islamic and pro-democracy forces were defeated, some rebel fighters fled into Afghanistan.

28.   After the war, in which a loose coalition of Islamic and pro-democracy forces were defeated, some rebel fighters fled across the border.

29.   American military planners want the Afghan opposition, a loose coalition of fighters dominated by ethnic minority Tajiks and Uzbeks, to make significant gains ahead of winter.

30.   American military planners want the Afghan opposition, a loose coalition of fighters with ethnic and religious differences, to make significant gains ahead of winter.