1.  Now, polls suggest Sinn Fein could become the top nationalist party in the general election this spring.

2.  Through the first half of the novel, its central character, Peter Halifax, toils as a slave for the family of a top party official.

3.  But because of rivalries among top ethnic Albanian parties it was not clear if this would take place during the inaugural session.

4.  For either top party, defeat in the election is expected to bring about deep leadership changes.

5.  Leadership of top party resigns.

6.  Of the top three parties, Social Democratic leader Milos Zeman toured northern Moravia in his election bus.

7.  Ranariddh complained of counting irregularities and said the opposition wanted a thorough investigation, claiming that only seven seats should separate the top parties.

8.  Still, his party and a second top ethnic Albanian party, the Democratic Prosperity Party, issued a joint statement rejecting the rebel movement.

9.  Sutter said reaching a consensus on China policy will be extremely difficult, and there is a lot of personal animosity among the leaders of the top parties.

10.  The Bloc also appeared to have succeeded in its bid to become the top party in other major northern cities.