1.   And most elected leaders are reluctant to enforce sales tax laws if they are seen as hurting certain businesses or cracking down on immigrants.

2.   And this mayor has other things at his disposal that most elected officials do not.

3.   As with most elected officials in her predicament, Sen. Dianne Wilkerson faces not one, but three arenas of justice.

4.   But issues like these are among the reasons the Governor, and indeed most elected officials, say they went into politics in the first place.

5.   But most elected GOP leaders, including Barton and Gov. George W. Bush, support McKenna.

6.   Eighty is a higher percentage than most elected public officials tell the truth.

7.   Gore knows more about environmental issues than most elected officials do.

8.   In addition, like most elected officials, Pataki has enjoyed a bounce in popularity since the terrorist attacks, as New Yorkers have rallied around their elected leaders.

9.   Most elected city officials, however, want to keep the city together and are expected to be active in the anti- secession campaign.

10.   Most elected officials presumably understand this.