1.   For example, Wynns floated the idea of eliminating surface street parking near the museum in exchange for a parking garage.

2.   Mr Kohl himself has floated the idea of offering dual citizenship on a trial basis.

3.   The administration had floated the idea of increased taxes on beer, spirits and tobacco.

4.   The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the U.N.

5.   American officials, for their part, have been quietly floating various ideas on borders, settlements and the rights of Palestinian refugees.

6.   An article in the conservative journal Human Events floated the idea of a primary challenge last week to discipline Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

7.   An unlikely combination of conservative Democrats in the House and labor union lobbyists have floated the idea of splitting the chairmanship of the congressional campaign committee into two jobs.

8.   And so it went, with both sides floating ideas, making arguments, moving the story along with the cameras as accomplices.

9.   And some administrators are floating the idea of charging those students who do not complete their degrees in four years.

10.   And the officials often use reporters to float ideas they would never dare say on the record.