41.  But Groome said in times of crisis, there is often pressure from the hierachy to conform, to present a united front.

42.  But it was not quite a united front.

43.  But Morial is under pressure to create a united black front for Fields, and Wednesday he endorsed both Landrieu and Fields.

44.  But it is not just expansion that has exposed rifts in the formerly united front.

45.  But officials said Clinton had instructed his aides to put up a united front and defend Gore.

46.  But it remains unclear whether New York and New Jersey can forge a united front to deal with Sea-Land and Maersk.

47.  But privately, leaders of the Republican and Conservative parties, which have endorsed both candidates, worry that an open feud could damage their united front.

48.  But the Senate Democrats have yet to present a united front over the issue.

49.  But the plan has created a rift over tactics among conservative exiles who are unwavering supporters of the embargo and usually present a united front on Cuba policy.

50.  By contrast, the Senate Republican negotiators present a united front, and Democrats from the two chambers agree among themselves.