1.   And a key way to gauge political strength is through fund-raising.

2.   Analysts have been closely tracking tics in the data as they try to gauge the strength of the business recovery.

3.   Armey said the secretive talks were part of an effort to gauge the strength of the rebellion before reporting it to Gingrich the next day.

4.   At the same time, though, few signs of accelerating inflation give the Fed more breathing room to gauge the strength of the economy.

5.   Both Republicans and Democrats complained he had not been forthright with them, leaving the administration to gauge the strength of congressional pressure to remove him.

6.   Domestically, investors are looking to second-quarter gross domestic product figures due out in mid-month to gauge the strength of the Japanese economy.

7.   It is difficult, at least at this point, to gauge the strength of the case against Muhajir.

8.   Japanese bonds were little changed before the release of a spate of economic reports today that will enable investors to better gauge the strength of the economy.

9.   Seattle Mariners pitcher Aaron Sele said to gauge the strength of the AL West, all anyone has to do is look at the last-place team.

10.   Sure, economists pore over government statistics to gauge the strength of the American economy.