1.   Also seeking ways to gauge youth sentiment nationally.

2.   Hastert currently serves as chief deputy whip, a job that involves gauging the sentiment of rank-and-file Republicans.

3.   Like environmental protection and school lunches, student aid was an area on the cutting board until some GOP leaders gauged public sentiment and pulled back.

4.   Mahathir met with a group of portfolio managers in Kuala Lumpur two weeks ago to gauge their sentiment about Malaysia.

5.   On Friday Cohen completed a whirlwind tour of nine Arab states, where he gauged anti-Iraqi sentiments.

6.   Polls are traditionally unreliable gauging their sentiment, but most indicate that Netanyahu has an edge.

7.   Regular in-depth conversations with citizens are a better way to gauge sentiment than polls based on quick reactions to yes-or-no questions.

8.   Several technical indicators used to gauge market sentiment say that traders may still be in the mood to buy.

9.   The dueling marches were watched carefully here as an opportunity to gauge voter sentiment in the presidential elections that are just four days away.

10.   The growing scandal comes as gubernatorial and legislative candidates are scrambling to gauge public sentiment for the upcoming October primary.