11.  Both major political parties are having to rethink their policies.

12.  The major Slovak parties boycotted the event.

13.  And though their leaders still reject it, conferences of the major political parties are calling for tax reform, including the possibility of a consumption tax.

14.  Arledge, who first made the proposals in a speech in New York last December, is seeking to turn up the heat on the two major political parties.

15.  As long as we have two major political parties, each side will be seeking ways to expand its power and win greater public support.

16.  At the national level of one of the two major political parties, opposition to abortion had become literally unspeakable.

17.  Both major political parties also face internal pressure to make education a high priority.

18.  Both major national parties have spent heavily in New Hampshire, as have lobbying groups.

19.  All these technologies have played a significant part in the recent series of protests aimed at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the major political parties.

20.  All the major political parties strongly support the euro, and no meaningful grass-roots opposition has shaken the consensus.