1.   Although interested in the public welfare, he was too much of an introvert to consider personally running for political office.

2.   An occasional jogger, she considered running around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir a major accomplishment.

3.   And now his father, the deposed state senator, is considering running for his old seat in Albany.

4.   And never, ever, would he consider running off with rhubarb.

5.   And those reports do not account for future fund-raising by Geraldine Ferraro, who is considering running and is widely considered a formidable candidate.

6.   And, not incidentally, McCall, who is considering running for governor next year, said he was tending to his own political needs as well.

7.   Any family that has raised teenagers knows that at some point a child might consider running away.

8.   Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is among several Republican senators, mostly moderates, who have called Whitman in recent days to urge her to consider running.

9.   Asked if she is considering running for the presidency, Miss Saez said that for the moment, she can only concentrate on the work before her.

10.   At first, she considered running for either governor or lieutenant governor.