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.   Once passed, these bills will amount to a Republican statement.

3.   Republicans argued that the more comprehensive Democratic bill would amount to government meddling, inflate medical costs and result in more lawsuits.

4.   The Kennedy and McCain bills amount to bookends that will define the boundaries when Congress begins serious work on tobacco legislation next year.

5.   The two bills amount to bookends that will define the boundaries when Congress begins serious work on tobacco legislation next year.

6.   The White House says the bill amounts to an abandonment of public schools.

7.   A group of soldier activists says the bill amounts to discrimination.

8.   Its opponents say the bill amounts to a privatization of public services.