21.   The upshot is that either side -- the long-distance companies or the regional Bell companies -- could potentially sway enough votes to block passage of any bill.

22.   They promote shamelessly, pioneering the practice of calling Academy Awards voters to sway their votes.

23.   This was not a typical congressional vote on which the White House could sway votes with threats or promises.

24.   Tobacco barons want to sway votes in the Republican-led Congress to block or reshape Clinton administration regulations designed to curb smoking by children.

25.   Whether this will be enough to sway votes is a hard question.

26.   Who are these undecideds and what is likely to sway their votes?

27.   With the onus now on districts to decide whether to adopt the standards, the campaign to sway their votes has already begun.

28.   With presidential elections scheduled for October, some legislators are now concerned that phone company advertising could sway the vote.

29.   Yet the panel found that Salt Lake City, in conjunction with the USOC, did try to sway votes through a training program for Sudanese athletes.

30.   Opposition parties have accused the ruling party of using federal funds to sway votes in the Tabasco elections.