Sickness hit the Venetian fleet and a consensus grew that it was best to return to port.
But little more than a month later, a consensus is growing that his ascension to power isn't anywhere near the setback they had feared.
The moves could be a sign that a consensus is growing within the Chinese leadership to make some concessions on human rights issues.
A consensus is growing that Japan may be set for a sustained rebound as corporate profits take off.
I think a bipartisan consensus is growing that we need to pass reform legislation first and then put the franchise out to bid.
Now, however, as a consensus on peace grows, the battlegrounds have become more varied.
As the scientific consensus grew, he continued to argue from a skeptical position.
The report comes when a consensus is growing among major exchanges and market experts that such a plan should be adopted.
And now, consensus is growing to let the imperfections of the past overrule the more technically perfect present.
But a consensus is growing that it would be unwise - even dangerous - to push Burundi too far before the meeting.