1.   Business people also credit Gov. Christie Whitman with making the state more business friendly, by providing help to companies and making the state bureaucracy easier to deal with.

2.   From a public relations perspective, it would be positive for management because people would credit the Bruins with finding a solution to the impasse.

3.   No one blames Ms. Hope for this disarray, and many people credit her for beginning the long march back up the mountain.

4.   Scores are down and driving distances are up, and most people are crediting a fundamental change in the construction of the golf ball.

5.   Some people even credit ballroom dancing with fostering marital harmony.

6.   Some people credit the council with calming spirits at critical times here, such as during the aftermath of the firebombing at the Or Aviv Synagogue.

7.   Some people credit him with breathing life into the movement as he helped unionists nationwide fight against convoluted rules, entrenched bureaucrats and corrupt officials.

8.   Some people credit Stevens with making ballparks and franks as synonymous as peanut butter and jelly.

9.   The evidence of a tamer electorate can be seen in recent polls, showing that people credit politicians with some accomplishments.

10.   The surveys found that people credited McCain with saying what he believed no matter the political consequences.