1.  But its prospects are problematic in the Senate, where influential chairmen are strongly opposed.

2.  Byrd, influential chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a longtime proponent of the plane, spearheaded an effort to revive the program.

3.  More recently, the firm hired Nunn, the former influential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

4.  The influential chairman of the House Appropriations Committee is among members with many dead bills on file.

5.  Peter Risdale, the influential chairman of Leeds United, said he would stop paying his players if they went on strike.

6.  Sen. Jesse Helms, the influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, strongly opposes the U.S. proposal on council reform.

7.  Sen. Jesse Helms, the influential chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, strongly opposes the U.S. proposal on council reform.

8.  The influential Federal Reserve chairman said he believes surplus projections are now large enough to cut taxes, altering his previous preference for debt reduction.

9.  The influential chairman of the House International Relations Committee raised the matter with Egyptian officials.

10.  Wrzodak says the influential Solidarity bloc chairman Marian Krzaklewski has promised to push forward his ideas.