Drug companies seem to be gaining ground on the White House in a sophisticated campaign to influence the shape of any health care legislation.

The controversial contributions paid for television advertisements and a sophisticated direct-mail campaign.

But unions like Local 100 are turning to sophisticated campaigns to embarrass or annoy management into forgoing elections.

And both sides have developed sophisticated campaigns aimed at turning opinion in Washington.

Opponents complain that the ranchers want special favors and are using a sophisticated campaign of political pressure to get them.

But she also ran a highly sophisticated campaign, fueled by heavy media spending, much of which she paid for herself.

New technologies, too, have made campaigns more scientific, more sophisticated and, of course, more costly.

For fund-raisers, or development officers, as many are called, the reaction has been to take no chances and mount skilled and sophisticated campaigns.

Both sides have built sophisticated campaigns aimed at turning opinion in Washington.

The paper said he was "the driving force behind a sophisticated campaign against Jewish life in Israel."