1.  The government and the banks are considering setting up a national data system of business angels, it would probably have to be government funded.

2.  National data for the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Index behave similarly.

3.  Another industry association will release national manufacturing data today.

4.  Arnold said the findings reflect national data.

5.  Actually, the national data indicate that the South is behind the Northeast but ahead of the West.

6.  But opponents contend that the national data base will provide sufficient information for background checks.

7.  But those state-by-state figures are subject to even greater vagaries than the national data.

8.  But whatever the national data suggest, the evidence of everyday life in New York City argues that better policing helps.

9.  Critics, including many civil libertarians, say that using national data bases could eventually lead to an intrusive national identification card.

10.  Gina Kolata asked two experts to assess national data on prostate cancer.