1.   Although it was not strictly a partisan issue, the proposition was generally supported by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.

2.   A survey of voters leaving polling stations found that while crime was their top concern, Chiles neutralized it as a partisan issue.

3.   Brooks, by contrast, was combative, especially on partisan issues.

4.   Bracing for potentially explosive congressional hearings on the issue, White House officials are already warning Democrats about making the Enron investigation a partisan issue.

5.   Bush has chosen a polarizing radical to lead a Justice Department constantly under pressure to resolve highly partisan issues affecting important national constituencies and interests.

6.   But corporate welfare, it became clear, is not a partisan issue.

7.   But far from the silvery waters of the Platte, national Democratic leaders are determined to make environmental protection a partisan issue in this election year.

8.   But it was interesting because of the novelty of the procedure and because of the way so many Democrats made it into a partisan issue.

9.   But it looks like we can finally get on with the business of this great country, which is finding another partisan issue to bicker over endlessly.

10.   But it never became a partisan political issue.