Mikhail S. Gorbachev may come and go, but there remains at least one American politician in Washington with a sizable Russian constituency.

Foreman banged Holyfield all night with his best shots and more than once raised the hopes of his sizable constituency in the arena that he could finish the other man.

He sets things up in such a way that he can't fail, pushing for items for which a sizable constituency already exists.

Stanford University in particular is known for its sizable constituency of fifth-year (and sometimes even sixth-year) seniors who took time off to volunteer or work overseas.

In the entire state, only Memphis has a sizable constituency of liberal-minded whites like Nashville has.

The failure of the "Republican revolution" under Newt Gingrich had demonstrated that there was no sizable constituency for shutting down federal programs and departments.

The movement is new, but there is a sizable constituency for it.

It would also allow Gov. George E. Pataki to keep a vow to eliminate Lilco and lower rates for his sizable constituency on Long Island.

Democracy has not been a great success in Pakistan, and there is a sizable constituency for military rule.

He has succeeded in building a sizable constituency of public officials committed to solving the problems of the museum.