1.   But amid those predictable results were intriguing hints of shifting allegiances.

2.   But many political observers wonder whether his success so far will undermine his ultimate chances by prompting anxious Kelly supporters to shift their allegiance to Ray.

3.   But success will depend on winning cooperation among a complex array of tribes and shifting political allegiances.

4.   He shifted his allegiance from Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, after he dropped out, to GOP nominee Bob Dole.

5.   However, several countries, including France, appear to have shifted allegiances back and forth between the two candidates.

6.   It would not be unusual for individual partners or even entire groups of partners to shift their allegiances, Bowman said.

7.   Mrs. Bey seems to have shifted allegiances while alive.

8.   Musmar, a onetime Fatah supporter who has shifted allegiance to Hamas during the past year, said most of his friends support bin Laden.

9.   One sign of shifting allegiances in the Haitian community was evident in two marches protesting police brutality.

10.   Others have shifted allegiances.