1.  And the board said it would do a better job of gathering statistics illustrating referral patterns in individual schools, so that problem schools can be flagged more easily.

2.  Gathering statistics to prove their value will take years.

3.  The gradually gathering statistics portray a journey whose main goals are primal.

4.  The report has been delayed as the government completes gathering statistics from various industries.

5.  Trucking opponents cite another recent study, by the General Accounting Office, that found the Office of Motor Carriers was not very good at gathering statistics.

6.  Trauma-based studies are no substitute for epidemiological studies, in which researchers spot broad trends by gathering statistics on a great many accidents.