1.   Brown also touted his ability to negotiate deals for the city.

2.   But Democrats can also express their concern about Gore as a national standard-bearer, even as they tout his ability.

3.   He touted his ability to work across party lines and bring together different groups.

4.   If you have serious credit problems, be very skeptical about credit repair companies that tout their ability to clean up the slate.

5.   More Like This touts its ability to carry out context searches on a topic.

6.   Online brokers such as Wit Capital and E-Trade are increasingly touting their ability to get IPO shares for customers through their relationships with investment banks.

7.   Still, some Republicans are preparing to distance themselves from Dole in their fall campaigns, and others are touting their ability to work with Clinton.

8.   The newest game-only machines have touted the ability to play games with other console owners over the Web.

9.   The other is the marketing profession, which increasingly is touting its ability to target ever more closely the defined kind of consumer that an advertiser wishes to reach.

10.   They may tout their ability to provide end-to-end solutions, but their strengths tend to lie in just one part of the overall solution.