take soundings
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The party's top official in Hamburg, Christoph Ploss, said the CDU should take soundings with its potential coalition partners: "We have to move forward step by step."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
Isabella Lovin is one of several members of the European Parliament who have tried both officially and unofficially to enter Western Sahara to take soundings among the Sahrawis, but she’s been both denied and deported.
From Time ● Aug. 8, 2014
Against this backdrop, former senior U.S. peace negotiators said they expect Obama to proceed cautiously and to let Kerry, who will be sworn in on Friday, take soundings for any fresh effort.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2013
The company's independent directors, led by private equity investor Nick Ferguson, will take soundings from shareholders this week about James Murdoch's position.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2011
Lieutenant Hovgaard was therefore sent with the steam launch to take soundings.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
