1.   Analysts often use narrow money supply figures to gauge the level of retail sales, which in turn can provide a leading indicator to inflation.

2.   As Yeltsin spoke, Clinton scanned the faces of reporters, looking for a sympathetic smile and trying to gauge the level of aggressiveness.

3.   Cerf said MCI wanted to gauge the level of consumer response before it sponsored a longer promotion.

4.   Donnan begins to call key boosters to gauge the level of support and to find out if there is a move to oust him.

5.   Farmers tend to rely on signs passed on through generations to gauge snow levels.

6.   Given the ban on any public expression of sympathy for the Kurdish cause, it is difficult to gauge the level of popular support for the PKK.

7.   Much of the recent market turmoil is the result of investors trying to gauge the level of earnings growth they can expect from corporations next year.

8.   One administration official said Romney started sounding out prominent Massachusetts Republicans, gauging his level of support.

9.   The company uses software that filters the responses of visitors and gauges the level of fan interest in each act.

10.   Their empathy level is gauged by autonomic responses to questions about their feelings for animals.