1.   By any rational political calculation, the timing of this move could not have been worse.

2.   Although Republican opponents, led by Sen. Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyo., give philosophical reasons for delaying the bill, there is a political calculation as well.

3.   And Clinton himself tells close colleagues he has let political calculations lead him into major mistakes in dealing with China.

4.   And as the odds change on the tote board, the political calculations mutate as well.

5.   And for all its outward chumminess, their relationship is largely built on political calculations, overlapping fiscal problems and shared enemies.

6.   And since each of these measures is pushed by a particular member of Congress, there is the political calculation of whom the president is willing to irritate.

7.   As he typically does now before such partisan audiences, he also walked through his political calculation for the mid-term elections.

8.   Beyond the immediate political calculations in Beijing, this is a particularly appropriate moment for Washington to take a more active stance on human rights issues in China.

9.   A report that the separatist Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev was killed this week dominated Russian news and political calculations Tuesday, but his lieutenants quickly denied it was true.

10.   Also at play are the political calculations of what the Republican mayor can gain from an issue roiling the council, most of whose members are Democrats.