They include broad plans to expand and consolidate membership while rebuilding the party in Penang.

Several nations fear the plan will inevitably consolidate Serbian territorial gains because it does not immediately address the issue of reversing them.

Legislators representing rural areas fretted that the plan would consolidate their small school districts.

The plan consolidated a number of technical schools that were scattered throughout the country at that time.

The plan would consolidate existing regional high school districts with their constituent elementary districts.

The plan would have consolidated 310 schools districts into 107-116 schools districts with a more centralized administrative and governance network.

The plan would also consolidate some state agencies and cut spending to nearly $300 million below the level in the Governor's proposed budget.

The plan would consolidate the city's operations into seven departments.

"This plan will consolidate all the families at the Coachman," he added.

Mr. Giuliani's plan would also consolidate some agencies and introduce other efforts to "reinvent government" that he promised in his campaign.