Some acknowledged that he had little political ground left to stand on.

His health appeared to be good, and by all accounts he stood on solid political ground.

The groups said the agency was ignoring science and making the decision on political grounds.

He was dismissed from the public service, apparently on political grounds in 1656.

And he can't shift the political ground to something else.

Each man tried to stake out political safe ground today on the issue.

Even where there is political common ground, as on issues involving the police, local officials may not be in a position to call the shots.

It isn't difficult to understand why the political ground has shifted so quickly.

Many other options were dropped, too, not all on political grounds.

Now that they'd moved onto political ground, Victor felt more at ease.