He said that the administration would study the bill if it passed both houses, but added: "We've been reluctant to accept this type of thing in the past."

No decision has been made yet, but his administration is studying whether it can force workers to take furloughs to balance the budget.

Now his administration is studying novel steps, like the sale of the New Jersey Turnpike.

Mr. Powell said the administration was studying whether to impose sanctions on individual Sudanese officials.

It added that Mrs. Cresson's administration was studying the matter and would make a decision soon.

That's a shame, because instead of ignoring Kashmir, Mr. Bush and his administration should be studying it as a case study in dealing with an insurgency.

He said his administration was carefully studying the issue to see if the government could somehow ensure the safety of imported drugs.

The administration is studying the proposal, and there are some signs of reason in the air.

Instead, officials said, the administration is studying the military occupations of Japan and Germany.

Mr. Giuliani, deriding the measure as the handiwork of the city's municipal unions, said his administration was studying its implications.