101.  Getting rid of tolls on the parkway has suddenly picked up the political force that the rat elimination movement had in New York City a few months ago.

102.  He is also viewed as sympathetic to the shrimping industry, an influential political force in Texas.

103.  He intends to turn the county party into the most powerful political force in the state.

104.  He provocatively suggested that there was a growing level of discontent over the election process in the armed forces, which remain a political force in Peru.

105.  He was also a highly public political force within Hamas.

106.  Here in Cambodia he is not a relic of the past, but a figure in contemporary history, a potential threat or ally to contending political forces.

107.  Hezbollah, which is also an emerging and powerful political force, has much at stake in ensuring this.

108.  He will work to keep a friendly regime in power on Beacon Hill, because outside political forces spell death to the entrenched ones.

109.  His party will lack a Congressional majority, requiring him to make deals with other political forces, including the PRI.

110.  Her longtime job as an executive with General Motors, a potent political force in Michigan, continually raises questions about conflicts of interest.