1.   The early response has not been enthusiastic, though aides insisted yesterday that for many households the new tax bills would amount to only a few dollars a month.

2.   Although Clinton aides insist that his campaign will pay for the trip, that reimbursement covers only a tiny portion.

3.   Although Clinton appears to have shrunk somewhat from public view after the failed health-care debacle, her aides insist that she remains as busy as ever.

4.   Although they disagreed with Clinton, the three aides all insisted the former president made his decision solely on the legal merits, and not on political considerations.

5.   As Clinton embarks on his trip, aides insist that they are adhering religiously to the rules, but they offer only sketchy details about their policies.

6.   Ashcroft aides insist that while the senator is in fact beginning to change his political emphasis a bit, he has not changed his core beliefs.

7.   A senior aide to Bentsen said Friday that the secretary did not recall discussing the meetings with Ms. Hanson and the aide insisted that her memo was inconclusive.

8.   Aides have insisted that Yeltsin was on vacation and suffering nothing more serious than fatigue after a vigorous re-election campaign.

9.   Aides insist that Pataki is working hard on the campaign out of the public eye, averaging two fund-raisers a week and consulting with strategists.

10.   Aides insist that there is not enough room at the Kremlin and that security there makes it difficult to arrange briefings.