1.   Despite the absence of precise measures, there are a few types of circumstantial evidence that suggest legislative weakness.

2.   Another report suggested weakness in the job market.

3.   A retail sales report released Thursday also suggested weakness in consumer sentiment.

4.   A retail sales report released on Thursday also suggested the weakness in consumer sentiment.

5.   But even more, it suggests critical weaknesses in the Communist Party and its ability to govern the vast country.

6.   Denial of an endorsement, particularly by someone so closely allied with the Clinton administration, could have suggested severe weakness for Gore.

7.   Questions of Democratic determination and polls suggesting Republican weakness are still going to be part of the calculus when talks begin next Monday.

8.   So while those numbers suggest weakness, they also are an opportunity now that I am taking by starting to speak about non-defense and non-security issues.

9.   The case suggests critical weaknesses of the Communist Party and its ability to govern the vast country.

10.   The decline suggested further weakness in the American manufacturing sector.