1.   Congressional aides said the new estimates reflected more up-to-date information about drug spending in recent years, as well as fresh projections of spending in the future.

2.   It said the revised estimate reflects lower margins resulting from programs aimed at reducing year-end inventories.

3.   No one knows how many cards will be sent by e-mail, and estimates mainly reflect cards sent through commercial Web sites.

4.   Silk speculated that the estimates might simply reflect conditions in nearby space, where galaxies are underrepresented and as a result there was a more rapid expansion rate.

5.   The CBO is technically nonpartisan but its estimates often reflect the philosophy of the party in power in Congress.

6.   The higher estimate may largely reflect better whale-counting techniques, they said.

7.   The latest borrowing estimate reflects a shift in spending from the previous quarter into the current quarter, the Treasury said in a statement.

8.   The Treasury said in a statement that the latest estimate reflects a shift in spending from the previous quarter into the current quarter.

9.   Estimates do not reflect commissions.