However, her standing in polls has slipped this winter as she focused on fund-raising and organizing.

Some political analysts say voter concerns that the Progress Party could be a destabilizing force explain why its standing in the polls has slipped in recent weeks.

Since last spring, Mr. Perot's standing in public opinion polls has slipped.

She denied that her standing was slipping and said she had a "distinguished record" of eight years in Congress and eight years as District Attorney.

Mr. Clinton's standing in the polls, which has been slipping in the last few days, will almost certainly slip further now.

But public opinion polls show their standing has slipped, and the issue would probably complicate their campaigns in 1992 or 1994.

Mr. Reagan's address came as public opinion polls showed that his political standing had slipped sharply over the last year.

The Vikings' four-game winning streak was snapped and their standing as the National Football Conference's dominant team slipped.

In the most lucrative financing businesses, its standing slipped last year, and competitors say Morgan Stanley is less formidable than it once was.

Prudential's standing with the insurance rating agencies has been slipping, too.