11.   TV analysts might argue that this method of gauging voter sentiment is pointless.

12.   Voter sentiment, especially in parts of the northern, Bible-belt region of the state, is strongly against video poker.

13.   White House officials, privately hoping for a Yeltsin victory, say that voter sentiment has been shifting toward Yeltsin in recent days.

14.   Although polls also show him likely to win a runoff, pollsters say voter sentiment could shift in the month between rounds.

15.   Assessing voter sentiment is equally difficult.

16.   Intensity of voter sentiment, which now favors Republican George W. Bush, may be a more crucial factor.

17.   That means actual voter sentiment could vary from the polling results by that amount.

18.   The Uttar Pradesh elections were being watched closely across India because voter sentiment here is often seen as an indication of how the rest of the country feels.

19.   Economists said this meant an official interest rate cut -- which may have boosted voter sentiment towards the government -- remained on the backburner.

20.   The Quad-City Times is not bothering to conduct polls to gauge voter sentiment.