1.   But by then the political tide had shifted firmly against it.

2.   But the political tide seemed to be flowing in a different direction.

3.   Plenty of work here for thinkers who can catch the political tide.

4.   With the bishops also back in the House of Lords, the political tide had now turned very Markedly against the Puritans.

5.   As he demonstrated Monday, Yeltsin is still willing to wield the considerable power vested in his office to try to turn the political tide.

6.   As political tides change, children like Eric and institutions like Hollygrove are suddenly in the spotlight.

7.   But critics say Bush, a former oil executive, mostly rides the political tides of Texas, seldom taking tough environmental stands unless the pressure is overwhelming.

8.   But once the political tides have shifted, Luca is abruptly whisked off to Austria for training to become a good little Nazi.

9.   But Ridge is swimming against powerful political tides.

10.   But the prevailing political tide was running the other way.