1.   An individual senator can shape legislation and, on very rare occasions, claim authorship.

2.   As backbenchers, the Democrats had no chance of shaping the legislation.

3.   Access often helps donors shape legislation, Lewis said.

4.   Company officials will not say exactly what they did to shape the legislation, which is scheduled to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote this week.

5.   Congressional officials said that apart from the wording of the family-planning provisions of the spending bill, the administration had very little hand in shaping the legislation.

6.   Earlier, the president and his aides sent a barrage of mixed signals as Congress was shaping the legislation, keeping Washington guessing about what he would do.

7.   Finally, Senate and House negotiators are shaping legislation to limit gifts and curb lobbying.

8.   Gov. George W. Bush, who shaped the legislation through his secretary of state and border liaison, Elton Bomer, indicated he would sign it.

9.   He expects Congress to shape Medicare legislation in September.

10.   Hillary tried to shape legislation and make public policy like the high-wattage professional she has always been.