61.   These are characteristics of political strength that we used to honor automatically but that now seem to be discredited and in short supply.

62.   They are quickly gaining political strength, at the expense of the pro-Taiwan Cantonese who settled earlier in Chinatown.

63.   These gains have given Arafat the political strength to take on Islamic militants of Hamas and other organizations that preach and practice violence.

64.   A total of nine White House hopefuls poured millions of dollars and spent hundreds of hours in this initial caucus state to test their political strength.

65.   Along with economic strength then came political strength.

66.   But her foreign birth, political inexperience and the political strength of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee appear to be weighing heavily against Mrs. Gandhi.

67.   Critics fear she may be trying to gain political strength while he hangs on to the leadership.

68.   Finally, there is no political strength for a new order in Baghdad.

69.   His ouster suggests Milosevic is regaining political strength after three months of opposition protests which ended in February.

70.   However, experts say it lacked the political strength to follow through to enforce an effective economic reform.