An informal sampling of condominiums outside New York suggests that most have no such reservations.

But an informal sampling of gun dealers across the country produced numerous reports of month-to-month increases of 50, 60 and even 100 percent.

But it is an informal sampling.

Scandal, in this regard, seems to have been avoided among gypsies and non-gypsies alike: this informal sampling of Manhattan storefront psychics found that prophesying is women's work.

And this morning, an informal sampling by Advisen, an insurance services company, is being released that suggests further unhappiness with the way the brokers have been operating.

This is admittedly an impression based only on an informal sampling of restaurants that I've visited.

I Left My Glasses Home' Voters cooperated rather freely with an informal sampling organized by Western news reporters.

In an informal sampling of islanders, many people said they felt the same way.

An informal sampling of 10 travel agents in the Washington area conducted for the report concludes that some failed to mention the advisories, while others lied about their existence.

(The cover copy promises $20 or less a person a night, though an informal sampling found a few $30 and $40 rooms in the mix.)