1.   Ameritech, a telephone company that is the leading corporate sponsor, has its name emblazoned on hundreds of convention banners around the city.

2.   As a result, John McCain of Arizona, the leading Republican sponsor of campaign reform, withdrew his bill and seems ready to give up this year.

3.   But they have long since been overtaken by radical Islamic groups like Hamas and Islamic Holy War, the leading sponsors of the many suicide bombings that Israel endures.

4.   Its leading sponsor is American Express Co., which agreed to donate several million dollars.

5.   Milosevic, once the leading sponsor of the Bosnian conflict, has more recently become a vocal but selective supporter of the Dayton accords.

6.   Officials with the AFL-CIO, a leading sponsor of the bill, had argued that it would not.

7.   Rep. Christopher Shays of Connecticut, the leading Republican sponsor of the accountability act, said he thought the survey showed that Congress was approaching the law responsibly.

8.   Rep. Martin Meehan, Democrat of Massachusetts, a leading sponsor of campaign finance reform, believes the two proposals leave room for compromise.

9.   Sen. James Jeffords, R-Vt., the leading Senate sponsor of the measure, said passage is not likely this year.

10.   Sen. John Glenn of Ohio, the leading Democratic sponsor of the legislation, is among those offering refinements of this kind.