There are also clear signs, even in recent public-opinion polls, that the traditional domestic consensus on military issues is beginning to break up.

But in the 18th century this classical consensus began to break down.

At first lawmakers said the process seemed dysfunctional, but now they say a consensus has begun to form.

But that consensus behind wage subsidies for the poor is beginning to crack under pressure to balance the budget.

But that emerging consensus only begins to address the problem, bankers and analysts say.

Once the consensus began to fragment, theoretical challenges found room to enter.

But a few years ago, that consensus began to change.

In interviews recently with nine of the league's general managers, a consensus of the job began to emerge.

During the Nixon years (and through the 1970s), the liberal consensus began to come apart.

But one consensus had begun to form from all the clues.