1.   Although Florida was the only Southern state without a Senate race, its congressional races gave the Republicans a chance to consolidate their gains in the House.

2.   American policy should be aimed at consolidating these gains while encouraging the Chinese to extend them to the political sphere as well.

3.   Australian stocks fell as investors consolidated their gains after a record-breaking run the past two weeks.

4.   Brazilian stocks rose, led by Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA and oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, on optimism about civil service reform that could help consolidate gains against inflation.

5.   Chechen leaders are more likely to consolidate their gains now through negotiation and patience than confrontation.

6.   Consent to a peace plan in order to consolidate gains once key Serbian objectives have been achieved.

7.   Constitutional reforms that would cut government spending are seen as essential to consolidate the gains of the four-year-old economic plan.

8.   Gore essentially says that after eight years of growth, America should now concentrate on consolidating its gains.

9.   Investors are returning to Eastern Europe slowly after Budapest, Warsaw and Moscow stocks consolidated gains made earlier this year.

10.   NATO expansion is about not knowing when the war is over and how to consolidate your gains.