11. If either one is successful in stopping Oakmont V, Sharkey predicted it will translate into solid votes . 12. I didn't think I'd like it, but I've got to give it a solid vote of confidence. 13. This would give Texas a solid voting block of 4 Texas schools and two strongly aligned Oklahoma schools. 14. Environmentalists said Harman's lack of support on the issue stains an otherwise solid voting record for their causes. 15. "We've got 35 solid votes ." 16. And unlike the past, the women lawmakers are seeking to build a solid voting bloc to advance women's issues. 17. Kandahar is the hometown of President Hamid Karzai and is expected to return a solid vote for the incumbent. 18. "We're looking forward to a very solid vote , hope it's unanimous, " the deputy U . S . ambassador, Peter Burleigh. 19. Both Feingold and McCain conceded that they had no solid vote counts and did not know whether their new approach could succeed. 20. "This is a solid vote of confidence in our strategic growth plan and the long-term performance of the company, " said Buckley.