1.   Among watchers of Sensormatic and Checkpoint, the consensus at the moment is that Checkpoint is the front runner because its tags are easier to install.

2.   And the consensus at the convention was that the transition to digital broadcasting would go far slower than the government had expected.

3.   Consensus at ringside was that Joel Casamayor clearly outpointed Acelino Freitas on Saturday in Las Vegas, yet Casamayor lost his WBA super featherweight title by a unanimous decision.

4.   It is more than likely that the Arab League will ratify this consensus at its meeting later this month.

5.   Perhaps the strongest consensus at the meeting was about the forms used to obtain the consent of patients who participate in research studies.

6.   That was the consensus at Staples Center, as was the belief that viewers had witnessed one of the best fights in years between two equals.

7.   That seemed to be the consensus at Sam Houston Race Park.

8.   The consensus at the time was the Rockets made a mistake in swapping Thorpe for Clyde Drexler.

9.   The consensus at the meeting, she and others said, was that a tax cut is not the best way to fight a weakening economy.

10.   The consensus at the winter meetings was that Duquette did about as well as he could in cutting his losses with Everett.