1.  But for now, his own party and his coalition partners, the Greens, are trying to present a united face despite evident tensions.

2.  But now the united public face appears to be cracking, revealing conflicts among vastly different views of Roman Catholicism.

3.  Despite the obvious conflicts, leading Republicans put on a united face.

4.  Instead of presenting a united face to a more sympathetic Republican Congress, many industries are sending lobbyists into long, fractious battles over arcane details.

5.  Presenting a united face to shareholders is important because BT may soon be obliged to ask them for money.

6.  The party presented a united face at the conference, despite simmering differences on closer ties to the European Union.

7.  The party put on a united face for the nation this week, despite simmering differences on Europe.

8.  United faces Newcastle at Wembley on Saturday in the FA Cup final, then travels to Barcelona to play Bayern Munich in the Champions Cup final four days later.

9.  British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind made it clear that he regarded the goal of Europe always presenting a united face to the world as unrealisable.

10.  United face the humiliating prospect of bitter rivals Arsenal clinching the Premiership title at Old Trafford on Wednesday.