1.   The DTI has been criticised for underestimating the number of children injured each year by fireworks.

2.   A recent public opinion poll has found that Massachusetts residents seriously underestimate the number of children who are living in poverty in the state.

3.   Administration officials said they had underestimated the number of HMOs that would withdraw from Medicare.

4.   But actuaries and epidemiologists had vastly underestimated the number of claims that would be filed, leading to concerns that existing revenue streams would not cover future liabilities.

5.   But Pierce contends that the companies are underestimating the numbers to minimize public dismay and union opposition.

6.   For one, Japanese intelligence wildly underestimated the number of American prisoners on the Bataan Peninsula, so the logistical preparations were woefully inadequate.

7.   Foster conceded that he had created some of the controversy over his nomination by underestimating the number of abortions he had performed.

8.   If they underestimate the number of students, schools struggle to meet expenses until the state catches up with a balloon payment.

9.   Obviously, you underestimate the number of socially dysfunctional twerps out there who measure their own self-worth by the number of people they can inconvenience or just plain hurt.

10.   Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.Y., criticized pro-choice groups for initially underestimating the numbers of the late-term procedures performed.