11.  When the campaign began, Price said, he assumed that Gramm would immediately consolidate the support of economic and social conservatives and present a formidable challenge to Dole.

12.  In Pakistan the support of local councils is critical for any government to maintain and consolidate its support.

13.  Iraqi opposition leaders, trying to consolidate support for their campaign to oust Saddam Hussein, met with a U.S. envoy on Tuesday following talks with British officials.

14.  Rafferty would be pleased to see DiFrancesco consolidate support like McGreevey has done.

15.  Since taking office in February, Chavez has worked hard to consolidate support within the armed forces.

16.  The Contact Group meeting was requested by the Americans in a bid to consolidate support for NATO air strikes.

17.  The meeting was requested by the Americans in a bid to consolidate support for NATO air strikes.

18.  The meeting of the Contact Group, the nations that oversee the Balkans, was requested by the Americans in a bid to consolidate support for NATO air strikes.

19.  The split among Serbs has reverberated through the police, army and media, as Plavsic and her foes have tried to consolidate their support.

20.  The split among Serbs has caused a parallel split among police, army and media, as Plavsic and her foes have tried to consolidate their support.