21.   Students begin assembling to mourn the death of revolutionary leader Hu Yaobang, whose ouster from the party hierarchy had made him a cult hero.

22.   That year he challenged an established Republican leader for a spot in the party hierarchy and won.

23.   The California GOP is facing an identity crisis, as moderates are making a strong push to wrest control of the party hierarchy from conservatives.

24.   The organizational advantage enjoyed by Gore as vice president and Bush as the early anointee of his party hierarchy was formidable.

25.   The party hierarchy seems to view Bashar as a symbol of both continuity and change.

26.   We examine the move by some in the party hierarchy to stop Buchanan because they consider him an unsavory choice as a nominee.

27.   Portillo, whose leadership ambitions stretched back at least a decade, said after the vote that he would never again serve in the party hierarchy.

28.   A few young leaders are emerging in France, where the traditional party hierarchy still holds sway.

29.   But Clarke urged Portillo to reconsider his decision to bow out of the party hierarchy.

30.   But her bid could be blocked by a change in party rules orchestrated by the party hierarchy.