1.   Economic statistics reported Tuesday did little to alter current perceptions of the economy.

2.   Far more important will be whether he can change the current public perception of Washington as a hyperpartisan sandbox for overpaid underachievers.

3.   Some analysts say current perceptions make DoubleClick especially vulnerable to further sharp declines in the short term, but a better bet for the long term.

4.   Such a compromise would move us away from the current perception of Western imposition and restore real balance in the relationship between Western and Muslim states.

5.   The current NBA perception is such that they easily could have been forced into paying off a settlement even though judges ruled that they did nothing wrong.

6.   The current perception, he said in an interview, is that organs are not distributed fairly.

7.   For the long-term horizons, the program provides direction for future courses of action based on current perceptions in economic trends and technological advancements.

8.   With little in the way of news to guide decisions, investors reviewed their current perceptions about the economy.