1.   Staff, recruited specially for the day, gathered petitions to gauge customer support for trading on Sunday.

2.   Also, once the ownership is identified, it will allow the city to go ahead with other plans to gauge public support for professional football.

3.   At this point, most Texas races are in the formative stage, with potential candidates gauging support for possible campaigns.

4.   A similar view was expressed Tuesday by Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., who has been touring the region to gauge support for possible U.S. military action.

5.   Administration officials have consulted closely with business lobbyists to gauge support for a deal on Capitol Hill and to plan strategy for winning approval.

6.   After gauging his support, the New Yorker announced his decision to quit politics.

7.   Councilwoman Debi Starnes, who represents Summerhill, plans to hold community meetings to gauge support.

8.   DeLay strongly opposes even allowing a vote on a censure, and on Wednesday he mobilized efforts to help Republicans informally gauge support for impeachment.

9.   Dueling referendums will allow each side to gauge its support.

10.   He announced that he is forming an exploratory committee to raise money and gauge support for his candidacy for the Senate seat.