1.   And a variety of unions say that anti-labor groups would try to use a convention to undermine constitutional provisions safeguarding union pensions and the right to organize.

2.   Both works consciously use the conventions of theater to point out their own artificiality.

3.   But since most of his customers are publishers themselves, he uses the convention as a laboratory to study the industry.

4.   Essentially, the filmmakers have done exactly the opposite by using the conventions of nonfiction filmmaking to create a work of fiction.

5.   If the party used a convention to choose the nominee, Warner has indicated he would run as an independent.

6.   Mecham had hoped, they charged, to use the convention to boost his flagging political career.

7.   Ms. Mitchell, with a finely judged irony, uses the conventions of blues, rock and folk to add bite and surprise to her songs.

8.   More than anything, Al Gore needs to use his convention to address those concerns, and he can do so through both style and substance.

9.   Past candidates have used conventions to show they are strong enough, wise enough or steady enough to lead the nation.

10.   The Democrats are using their convention to attempt to draw a distinction between Gore and Bush that goes beyond political differences.