51.   That will only add to his political strength as he campaigns for Vice President Al Gore to succeed him and for other Democrats seeking congressional seats.

52.   That would concentrate their political strength in one district, possibly making Republicans more competitive in surrounding districts, McGahn suggested.

53.   The close vote was a sobering reminder to Latino leaders in Los Angeles that their political strength does not yet match the demographic reality.

54.   The city is doing less here because the political strength is not here.

55.   The ebb and flow of political strength is best seen this season in the South.

56.   The final lobbying flurry underscored how the China trade vote has become a test of political strength for both business and labor.

57.   The move will test the political strength of the new president, an outspoken political neophyte who has little real following in the self-styled Republic of Srpska.

58.   The personal reputations and political strength of Mexican leaders became central questions of American foreign policy.

59.   The result raises questions of whether the Holy See may have miscalculated its political strength at the conference.

60.   The struggle has become more acute in recent years, as the non-Orthodox movements turned to Israeli courts, while the Orthodox parties gained political strength.