11.  With revenues scarce and with top city officials locked into a common front, the unions involved would seem to be in a bad position.

12.  Yet with a single vote in the Cabinet, Israel cracked the common front.

13.  Addressing the family conference, the pope called for a common front to combat what he said were threats to the family from secularization.

14.  Driven by the European NATO allies, the effort seems designed to present a common diplomatic front as Russia tries to broker an end to the airstrikes.

15.  Driven by European NATO allies, the effort seems designed to present a common diplomatic front as Russia tries to broker an end to the airstrikes.

16.  Foreign Minister Leonard She Okitundu said the various groups in Congo should have a chance to talk first among themselves about forging a common front.

17.  He called for a common front to combat what he said were threats to the family from secularization.

18.  He prefers a left-right government to display a common front in dealing with Palestinian violence and to take the edge off his uncompromising image.

19.  He said Mexico sought a trustworthy partner for a common front against attempts to dictate the terms of global trade.

20.  It marked the first time opposition groups have forged a common front toward ending the violence.