1.   But the court left the door open to using sampling for other purposes, including possibly redistricting and allocating federal money.

2.   Democrats say that using sampling is the right thing to do, but they are also aware of the political advantage the new method could bring them.

3.   The administration is adamant about using sampling for redistricting and other purposes.

4.   The House voted in October to prevent the federal government from using sampling.

5.   The White House has said that President Clinton would veto any measure that bars the bureau from using sampling.

6.   Using sampling to correct those errors could have enormous consequences on redistricting.

7.   Evans now must determine whether raw data adjusted using sampling will protect against an undercount, as Democrats and civil rights groups contend.

8.   Evans now must decide whether raw data adjusted using sampling will protect against an undercount, as Democrats and civil rights groups contend.

9.   Many civil rights groups contend that not using sampling leaves minorities and the poor underrepresented in the redistricting process.

10.   The estimates were the latest development in a fight between Democrats and Republicans over whether data adjusted using statistical sampling provide the most nearly accurate count of America.