"What you can do as an exploratory committee is everything except campaign," he said.

He has made absolutely no decision on an exploratory committee at this point.

She is expected to form her exploratory committee soon.

He might as well have said no listening tour or exploratory committee, either.

I have got an exploratory committee that's up and running.

She will almost certainly form an exploratory committee to help her raise money to pay her own way.

As a result, a group of these people met at his inn on Dec. 28 and decided to form an exploratory committee.

The exploratory committee was officially shut down in May 2009.

In early January 2007, he formed an exploratory committee to test the waters.

Simpson filed to form an exploratory committee to run for governor.