1.   Although supporters and opponents alike predict the bill will sail through this time under Democratic leadership, Gov. Gray Davis has not expressed support for or opposition to it.

2.   Almost all the labor bills have sailed smoothly through either the Assembly or Senate.

3.   The bill sailed out of the Senate Commerce Committee that is chaired by McCain two weeks ago and now awaits action by the full Senate.

4.   The House bill sailed through four committees and has reached the floor, while the Senate version passed a transportation committee on Monday.

5.   The pill bill sailed through both the House and Senate, and the late-term abortion measure was overwhelmingly defeated by both chambers.

6.   With the backing of fiscal conservatives, the bill sailed through the House.

7.   Even if the bill sails through the Republican-controlled Senate next week, its fate in the Democrat-controlled Assembly is unclear.

8.   The bill sailed through the Senate without debate but was met with some dissenting comments before passing in the Assembly.

9.   The bill had sailed through the Republican-dominated congress.

10.   The media bill sailed through parliament without a vote or resistance from MDC deputies, who had fiercely attacked it in the preceding five-hour debate.