1.   Before the Kosovo crisis there were realistic hopes that the budgetary argument might sway enough votes to overcome nationalist and Communist opposition.

2.   A winning personality sometimes sways votes.

3.   But few said the decision would sway their vote.

4.   But in interviews on Wednesday, several investment managers and analysts said the endorsement had been too weak to sway their vote.

5.   But it was not the economic arguments that swayed so many votes.

6.   Endorsements by governors can help candidates garner publicity, build momentum, sway votes and attract money and campaign workers.

7.   Goetz needs this spring to sway more votes into his corner.

8.   He put the file on the table and that, said participants, helped to sway the vote against Honecker, who was replaced by Egon Krenz.

9.   His surprise speech before the House Rules Committee helped sway the vote to raise a new flag over Georgia.

10.   Hodler insists that his comments were never meant to sway votes for Sion.