1.   But until recently, Silver and many other Assembly Democrats were convinced that the parole issue posed no threat to them.

2.   He asked for more information, but said that the issue poses an appearance problem and that he did not expect to find a conflict of interest.

3.   Long-term issues also pose dangers.

4.   Now, budget issues could pose another threat to renewal of the act.

5.   Still, market participants said the new issue posed little threat to bond prices.

6.   The abortion issue poses a problem for Dole.

7.   The issue poses ethical, legal and scientific questions, experts said.

8.   The issue has posed a quandary for the Clinton administration.

9.   The issue poses a challenge for moderate legislators.

10.   The issue has posed a political problem for Reno.