1.   A pro-Estrada legislator tried to question the move but was ignored by Villar, who then banged his gavel to send the session into temporary recess.

2.   But members of the coalition say they are concerned that if legislators try to cut other taxes, the transportation fund may suffer.

3.   By raising stock prices, legislators are trying to prevent ailing banks from reporting losses for the year ending in March, Shimamoto said.

4.   Female legislators have tried to encourage other women to become involved in politics.

5.   Experts say the ruling party legislators are trying to prop up banking stocks by proposing solutions to the bad-loan problem.

6.   In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, the neighborhood with the most murders, a local legislator is trying to secure additional foot patrols.

7.   In some states, such as Texas and Minnesota, legislators have tried but failed to eliminate tenure at public universities.

8.   Legislators have tried in various ways to ensure coverage for minorities.

9.   Lobbyists predict legislators will try to avoid voting on a tax bill.

10.   Legislators from time to time try to ban evolution or include creationism.