31.   If the projections are correct, only a combination of two of the three large groups could command a majority.

32.   In particular, he added, Republicans could command a majority of all House-Senate negotiating committees that write compromise bills.

33.   It still commands a majority in the lower chamber of parliament, and is still the main opposition.

34.   Opposition leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee said another election is likely since no party could command a majority in parliament.

35.   President Arthur Robinson, a longtime rival of Panday, has the authority to appoint any Parliament member that he believes can command a majority as prime minister.

36.   The candidate who controls them will become the next president, since neither Bush nor Gore can command a majority of the Electoral College without Florida in his column.

37.   The government faces an expected vote of confidence Friday that will test whether Prodi can still command a majority in Parliament.

38.   The LDP candidate is expected to win since the party commands a majority in the powerful lower house.

39.   The president must determine who has the strength to form a government in a parliament in which no party commands a majority.

40.   The three party leaders would command a majority in Parliament.