He had been a consultant, based in Atlanta, for various advertisers and marketers.

She currently works as an independent consultant and professional board member based in Oslo, Norway.

Some consultant led services are provided in the Western Isles hospital by consultants based in mainland hospitals.

"People say they like cooperation more than conflict," says Mark Melman, a Democratic consultant based in Washington.

Orin S. Kramer, a consultant based in New York, discussed the study, which he wrote.

Bill Carrick, a Democratic political consultant based in California, said: "Nothing gets people going faster than not having power.

"That personal appeal has obviously been at the core of his success so far," said Ann Lewis, a political consultant based in Boston.

Jay Severin 3d, a Republican political consultant based in New York, went a step further.

Duncan Clark, a consultant based in Beijing, says locally hired secretaries are generally a better first line of defense for multinationals.

But both have also sharply criticized Mr. Ferleger, a private consultant based in Pennsylvania.