21.   Many candidates have done this in the past, giving them time to gauge reaction to the individuals.

22.   Nevertheless, it is not unusual for word of pending negotiations to be leaked to Japanese newspapers, allowing companies to gauge the reaction before committing themselves.

23.   Powell, however, is expected to gauge public reaction to his book as he tours the country in the coming weeks.

24.   Real-time chats are another way to gauge world reaction.

25.   She plans to use her appearance at the dinner to gauge the reaction to a possible candidacy.

26.   Since wolves and elk do not attend public hearings, however, it has been difficult to gauge their reaction to snowmobiling in places like Yellowstone.

27.   Some grossly contradict one another, some complement one another, and some appear to have been floated simply to gauge public reaction before being discarded.

28.   The charity said it had also submitted details of the transaction to state and federal regulators to gauge their reaction and felt safe proceeding.

29.   The presentation tonight is to gauge reaction from the planning group to determine whether to proceed with the concept, Osborn said.

30.   The site also helps Fox gauge viewer reaction to individual episodes of the show, he said.