Having consolidated his power, Mr. Davis approached Dewey Ballantine, a century-old establishment firm of a similar size.
Having consolidated the opposition vote, they won 38 seats in the 141-seat Seimas with 33 seats for the Homeland Union.
Having consolidated their power over the past eight years during Mr. Ahmadinejad's two terms, the conservatives control the judiciary, a majority in Parliament, all security forces, the state broadcaster and the influential Friday Prayer venues, where they insist on shouting "Death to America" during prayers.
Having consolidated his base among more liberal Democrats at last month's Democratic convention, and having checked, at least for the moment, the advances of Ralph Nader of the Green Party on his left, Mr. Gore is now free to court those more conservative voters.
"Having consolidated really for the last two weeks, the fact that we broke out, I think that that's sucking in quite a bit of money," said James Dailey, portfolio manager of TEAM Asset Strategy Fund in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Having consolidated his conquests on land, Suleiman was greeted with the news that the fortress of Koroni in Morea (the modern Peloponnese) had been lost to Charles V's admiral, Andrea Doria.
