She was known in the agency for reading every memo thoroughly, highlighting numerous passages and asking so many questions that her aides felt like first-year law students.

The aide felt for a pulse.

The latter would have the kind of less formal setting in which Mr. Bush and his aides feel he shines, the advisers said.

Some aides feel that by standing up to the Republicans, Mr. Clinton would look like a man of principle instead of a conciliator.

Legislative aides from both chambers felt such an arrangement would reward the city for not hiring police officers.

In addition, Mr. Bush's aides felt at the time that the public did not care who sponsored the debates.

Mr. Bush's aides feel that inadequate attention has been paid to what they see as his centrist credentials and accomplishments on education.

Rolf was in the backseat, silent and contemplative, while his young aide, Lieutenant Milton, felt compelled to issue cautions.

Minority and more liberal white aides felt the initiative should recommend specific race-related actions to the Administration.

Mr. Davis's statement seemed to reflect the awareness he and his aides feel about the potential political backlash from big rate increases.