61.   Those who participate do so keenly aware of the way the process is distorted by the need to raise huge sums just to run for office.

62.   While Clinton and Jones share the problem of high legal bills, Clinton probably has a much better chance of raising vast sums of money.

63.   While he raised vast sums of money, his abrasive personality haunted him in early contests in small states.

64.   But he said the emphasis in politics on raising big sums of money has helped create an environment ripe for such problems.

65.   Rogge added that he thought Sydney would still be able to raise the sum it needed in sponsorship in spite of the allegations over the bidding process.

66.   She invariably complied, sometimes selling her belongings to raise the sum, wanting to keep family matters secret.

67.   The drive to raise vast sums of political cash has also changed.

68.   The network includes training camps, warehouses, communication facilities and commercial operations able to raise significant sums of money to support its activity.

69.   The political parties, too, are raising record sums.

70.   There are many diary references to the Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, who raised huge sums of money among Irish-Americans for the home-rule campaign.