And what had been a smattering of relative youth became, if not a solid bloc, a notable presence.

A solid Scandinavian bloc would have shifted the political balance somewhat to the north.

A solid bloc of support for the Jellison party.

So all the Republicans need do now is vote as a solid bloc and woo across a single dissident Democrat.

East Africa is a solid economic bloc with over a combined population of 120 million.

Thanks to Miriam, they had a solid bloc on the board.

While the religious right has a solid bloc among committee members - about three dozen votes - it does not dominate it.

Villagers are perceived as voting in a solid bloc.

One top official told me the situation was still fluid, that reformers had yet to win a solid bloc of support.

From 1880 to 1944 the South regularly voted as a solid Democratic bloc.