"My understanding is that it has good support on the committee based on the informal conversations I have had with members over the last several weeks," he said.

The surveyors eventually went away and nine days later the M6tis formed a committee, based on the old buffalo-hunt governments, with the twenty-five-year-old Riel as secretary.

The committee based its "Judicial Philosophy" rating reflects on their understanding of a candidate's "deference to the law, constitution and established legal precedent."

It would be organized into committees based on the kind of job each volunteer performed.

There are also a number of inter-departmental committees based in the Cabinet and there is Cabinet itself to co-ordinate government policy.

"I would like an impartial panel of three people who would view the situation and make recommendations to the committee based on this season on Broadway," Ms. McCann continued.

They agreed only to set up "committees of correspondence," based on the groups that helped organize the American Revolution, to stay in touch.

The committee, based in Quincy, advises local jurisdictions.

Local youth services directors usually appoint teen-agers to the committees based on recommendations from principals or teachers and such factors as initiative and responsibility.

The committee, based in New York, promotes human rights worldwide.