1.   According to Libertarian Ernie Hancock, Tompkins is as presidential as Bob Dole, and as principled as the most ardent tie-dyed activist.

2.   By the time of the Slepian shooting, Kopp had become an ardent anti-abortion activist with a record of arrests in numerous demonstrations.

3.   He is scheduled to speak Saturday at the state GOP convention, which is usually populated by the most ardent Republican activists.

4.   The Tarrant County delegation includes the two top officials of the Texas Christian Coalition, the leader of the Eagle Forum, two preachers and several ardent anti-abortion activists.

5.   Among the crowd were comedian Whoopi Goldberg, an ardent Democratic activist.

6.   Kansas City and Milwaukee both have managers who were ardent union activists in playing days and would not likely favor any player crossing picket lines.