1.   Already, the lobbying is well afoot.

2.   At least, though, the lobbying is over.

3.   Between now and then, the lobbying is certain to be furious.

4.   All sides expect the lobbying to be furious in coming weeks.

5.   Council members said that the lobbying this year was far less intense than in the past.

6.   During the breaks, there is the lobbying.

7.   In recent months, there has been heavy lobbying on both sides of the legislation, an important piece of what supporters have called tort reform.

8.   In Washington, the lobbying is as intense as if the fight were over a tax bill.

9.   Joshua M. Wiener, a health policy analyst at the Brookings Institution, said the lobbying has been extremely effective.

10.   Similar lobbying is under way today.