1.   Chirac had clearly hoped that conservatives would win a majority in the parliamentary elections, therefore undermining a bid for the presidency by Jospin.

2.   He has made clear, however, that the interim cabinet is only that and could change after the legislative elections even if his conservatives win.

3.   His adopted denomination has suffered severe traumas in the last two decades, the result of a struggle between conservative and moderate factions that the conservatives won hands down.

4.   If conservatives win, about the only person you will see in court will be O.J. Simpson.

5.   It all could depend on whether the conservatives win a majority on the board in November.

6.   Philippe Seguin, the mayor of Epinal, had hoped to replace Juppe as prime minister if the conservatives won last Sunday.

7.   Randy Tate, head of the Christian Coalition, said the Bush victories show conservatives can win by taking their agenda to groups that do not normally vote Republican.

8.   Religious conservatives won a victory in Congress last month, and Republicans on Capitol Hill were only too glad to give it to them.

9.   Shortly after conservatives had won the battle, Patterson came under fire as president of Criswell College because of conflicts over money-raising and other issues.

10.   The battle is over in Texas, and the Christian conservatives won.