1.   There, in one county, state authorities are now studying proposals from companies about how they would run the welfare program.

2.   The proposal was studied in great detail.

3.   The government needed more time to study the proposals, Trippier insisted.

4.   Ashcroft is serving on a committee Bush and Fox established to study proposals for granting more Mexicans legal but temporary work visas.

5.   Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said he was still studying the proposal.

6.   A spokesman for the National Rifle Association said it wanted to study the proposal, but was dubious about it.

7.   A statement released by the Mexican Embassy in Washington said the delegation from Mexico City would continue to study proposals in hopes of finding a satisfactory solution.

8.   Air France said at the time it was willing to study the proposal.

9.   But after studying the proposals for three weeks, administration officials said Monday that they had found many reasons for concern.

10.   But American and Russian officials complained that they had not had a chance to study the proposal and blocked Security Council endorsement for the plan.