1.   And, if Watts succeeds in bringing more blacks into the Republican fold, can he solidify his power and go on to a possible run for higher office?

2.   But if the intervention is punitive and comes when well-armed factions have solidified their power, an outside force is likely to come to grief.

3.   He was the first big rock star, solidifying the power of popular music on the mores and behavior of the young.

4.   He solidified his power in an alliance with a religious leader, Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab.

5.   One independent, Wayne Morse, wound up siding with Republicans, solidifying their power.

6.   Aides said Berisha should not use the unrest as an excuse to solidify his power.

7.   Former President Boris Yeltsin, who solidified his power after his defiant stance during the coup, later declared flag day as a state holiday.

8.   He has solidified power while keeping alive an illusion of sharing it.

9.   The parliamentary commission said Bucak used his government position to solidify his power as a warlord in southeastern Turkey.