21.   The lopsided vote came after the Senate on Tuesday had adopted two compromise amendments that prompted the White House to abandon a threatened veto by Clinton.

22.   The lopsided vote was illusory.

23.   The Texas Senate tentatively approved the carrying of concealed handguns Wednesday in a lopsided vote described as the restoration of a long-lost state constitutional right.

24.   These amendments to the original version, which was drafted by a committee heavily influenced by conservative Republicans, were approved by lopsided votes in the House.

25.   With lopsided votes in both houses, enactment of the measure, perhaps in a matter of days, is now seen as a fait accompli.

26.   Although the resolution is non-binding, the lopsided vote reflects strong international opposition to the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

27.   In heavily lopsided votes, the governing majority pushed through two laws early Thursday that virtually killed a petition drive for a referendum to stop the sale.

28.   Organizers at the Transport Workers Union said they were disappointed by the lopsided vote, which they attributed to a pay raise the company announced in January.

29.   The lopsided vote reflects the fact that the bill has wide bipartisan support in the Senate.

30.   The union said compensation and retirement benefits were considerations in the lopsided vote, but the biggest problem was in work rules.