1.   As the secretary weighed the merits of attending the conference, his aides portrayed the decision as a more personal one for him than for his predecessors.

2.   Clinton might be able to portray a decision to turn down public funds as a laudable move to ease the burden on US taxpayers.

3.   Forbes tried to portray his decision to change his advertising strategy as a sign of his growth as a candidate.

4.   GM portrayed the decision as a result of a routine reappraisal of product schedules.

5.   Party leaders sought to portray the decision as a sign of diligence to duty that is relatively risk free.

6.   Speaking to reporters, Cellucci portrayed his decision as the result of time demands he faces as acting governor.

7.   They portrayed their decision as an industrywide warning to the booming but loosely regulated market in high-cost loans.

8.   UN officials are trying to portray their decision to buy and distribute condoms to their troops as unrelated to American criticism.

9.   Other party officials portrayed the decision to have Schyman stay at the helm as the same sort of standing up for the hard-pressed.

10.   HBO portrayed his decision as arbitrary, Huckabee claimed in court documents, while omitting evidence that the abuse may have occurred while the boy was with his mother.