21.   At the same time, more veteran conservatives are consolidating their places in powerful positions in the Senate.

22.   Before his five-year presidential term, Singh held powerful positions in the central government and in his native state of Punjab.

23.   Beyond making the after-hours cleaning woman wonder just how Meredith landed her powerful position, this sequence is meant to provoke debate.

24.   All of that has put Schrempp in a powerful position to make a big move.

25.   All of this could leave Grisham in a powerful bargaining position.

26.   But analysts say that Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, may be in a more powerful position to influence whether the government survives.

27.   But Gephardt has said he wants to focus his energy on helping Democrats take back the House, which would propel him to the powerful position of speaker.

28.   But he has not been in the habit of stepping back from powerful positions, and it is not clear just how he would reduce his holding.

29.   But it appeared that Groveman would end up with a more powerful position, they said.

30.   But others, including some in powerful positions, suggest leaving things the way they are.