51.   He suggests that states donate land so blacks can establish a political base.

52.   He therefore devised a compromise that saves both the supermarket and, perhaps, his political base.

53.   He would lose most of the areas he now represents on the north shore of Long Island, and would gain more of Queens, his political base.

54.   He said he wanted to give a Democratic candidate enough time to raise money and build a political base.

55.   However much foreign-policy elites may ignore or deplore it, the United States lacks the domestic political base to create a unipolar world.

56.   Howard, an accomplished trial lawyer turned administrator, set his sites on his job long ago, constructing his resume and a strong political base with aplomb.

57.   However much foreign policy elites may ignore or deplore it, the United States lacks the domestic political base to create a unipolar world.

58.   Hoss was widely respected for his personal integrity but had no political base.

59.   I have to do this to shore up my political base.

60.   In his first exercise of power, he selected Lahoud, a military commander with no political base, to be president.