1.   As a goal, though, Barak favors preserving large blocs of settlements under Israeli control.

2.   Barak has pledged to defend the existence of large blocs of settlements in the West Bank, but acknowledged that many isolated ones will have to be taken down.

3.   Both have large solid blocs of support, so they are dueling for an undecided middle of nearly one in five voters.

4.   But Third World immigrants account for large voting blocs in major states like Florida and Texas, and they are unlikely to be amused.

5.   Certainly, in a world of large trading blocs we must be able to protect our own interests.

6.   Despite its rather monochromatic look, this is a district with large voting blocs that have broadly diverse views.

7.   He would have to rely heavily on organized labor, which has a large bloc of delegates, to back him.

8.   However, large blocs of clearcuts do not appear to be ideal for the owls, Franklin said.

9.   In a globalized world of large trading blocs, Europe will only be able to hold its own as a larger political-economic unit, it is argued.

10.   In her first run for office, her campaign registered several thousand voters and galvanized a large bloc of liberal and minority voters.