Mrs. Schiavo's parents have fought for six years to keep her alive, but the courts have consistently sided with Mr. Schiavo, her legal guardian.

Until now, the creditors had consistently sided with Eastern's management and had endorsed five requests by the company to withdraw money from escrow accounts created to hold the proceeds from asset sales.

"They have consistently sided with the utilities over the environment and consumers."

The courts have consistently sided with i4i, awarding the company $290 million in damages and threatening Microsoft with an injunction.

The school board has consistently sided with the plaintiffs in this case.

She has consistently sided with the mayor on major issues since her appointment to the board in July 1998.

Caribbean countries have consistently sided with Japan in each IWC vote since 2001 though the Caribbean nations admit the rules may possibly impact on their fishing activities as well.

It has consistently sided with management during labor disputes, and it won passage of the biggest tax cut in two decades.

The three lawyers have complained bitterly that Judge Motley has sided with the prosecutors consistently.

Judge Lamberth has consistently sided with the Indians, calling the Interior Department's handling of the fund "the gold standard for mismanagement by the federal government for more than a century."