21.  Barak, the White House had concluded, needed an agreement if he had any hope of remaining in office after the recent collapse of his ruling coalition.

22.  Barak, White House officials had concluded, needed an agreement if he had any hope of remaining in office after the collapse of his ruling coalition.

23.  Barak should be able to construct a center-left ruling coalition.

24.  Beyond that, the chancellor and Waigel have come under new criticism from the right flank of the ruling coalition.

25.  Bonds fell Friday after news reports suggested members of the ruling coalition would tolerate a rise in interest rates later this year.

26.  A meeting proposed today by lower house Speaker Takako Doi between the ruling coalition and Shinshinto was canceled because the opposition party failed to show up.

27.  A veteran of Israeli politics, he knows, too, that compromises Bush is suggesting would likely undo his ruling coalition.

28.  A win for the ruling coalition in the presidential race would make history in the country and the Caribbean.

29.  According to widespread reports, the President is slated to call early elections, which, polls show, his ruling coalition would win.

30.  After repeatedly and loudly proclaiming that slogan, Koizumi has sought a compromise position after measuring the degree of resistance within his ruling coalition.