1.   Ask any senior Labour politician the reason for defeat and he demurs.

2.   Despite his uncouth manner and four-letter language, no editor is more courted by senior Conservative politicians.

3.   Jimmy Carter and George Bush also have joined a growing chorus of eminent senior politicians in the quest for reform.

4.   Most senior politicians in the UK are from upper-class families.

5.   Mr Grosz was the only senior politician yesterday with the courage to stand up for Communism in front of a hostile audience.

6.   No senior politician dares to oppose deployment.

7.   Representatives of EU countries will meet with senior American politicians to discuss the trade crisis.

8.   The report provoked a strong response from a number of senior politicians.

9.   The sight of so many senior politicians falling over themselves to kiss his hand was reminiscent of Tammany Hall at its worst.