When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, his aides viewed human rights concerns as a bleeding-heart legacy of the Carter years.

Mr. Dole's aides have viewed Mr. Forbes as a mixed blessing.

The issue could still come to the Senate floor, but Mr. Cohen's aides had viewed today's vote as a critical hurdle.

Mr. Domenici's aides view that assumption as suspect, and his budget disregards it.

Mr. Dukakis rarely stopped smiling today, and his aides clearly viewed the Vice-Presidential debate as a major break for a campaign that has needed one.

Mayor Giuliani and his aides have viewed Mr. Bratton's publicity-seeking efforts differently.

Mr. Koch's aides viewed many of the films and showed the Mayor three they considered to be the most up-to-date and compelling.

Mrs. Clinton's aides clearly viewed the telephone campaign as a political misstep, coming during a critical stretch of the campaign, and moved quickly to turn it to their advantage.

Not surprisingly, Mr. Rubin's aides view the report as vindication.

"President Reagan, or his aides and seers who defined policy, viewed the third world primarily through the lens of the East-West conflict and astrologers."