1.  Blair has been nearly as visible as American officials in helping to consolidate public support.

2.  But by early winter the Bradley effort fizzled as Gore intensified his campaign and consolidated the support of key Democratic groups such as minorities and labor.

3.  Dole lost the presidential race because he did not consolidate support among women who have leaned toward GOP candidates in the past, Lake said.

4.  He was also using a threatened NATO attack to consolidate support among Serbs.

5.  It is often difficult for the winner of a primary to consolidate support from the candidates who had opposed her.

6.  It polarized the Hindu-Muslim vote and helped consolidate support from Hindus, who are usually politically fractured along caste lines.

7.  Like other pollsters, Zogby said Gore is consolidating his support among women, particularly those who are independent voters.

8.  Some party leaders scrambled to consolidate support behind Woody Jenkins, a state representative.

9.  Their finishes here only bolstered the resolve of Buchanan and Forbes to stay in the race, making it still more difficult for Dole to consolidate his support.

10.  This emotionally charged issue helped the party consolidate Hindu support it would normally have split with caste-based parties and its main rival, the Congress Party.