11.   The landmark ruling follows months of legal wrangling between protesters and the Crown Prosecution Service over conflicting decisions issued by lower courts in different parts of the country.

12.   The German ruling follows a European trend to define refugees in extremely narrow terms, she said.

13.   The ruling follows a decision last month by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority to allow private sector companies to compete domestically with EgyptAir.

14.   The ruling follows a significant legal victory in May for Manulife.

15.   The ruling followed a decision by Germany to withdraw the international arrest warrant it had issued for Ocalan, who was wanted on terrorism charges, news reports said.

16.   The ruling followed complaints that some women at a public hospital were arrested from their beds shortly after giving birth.

17.   The ruling followed probes into disputed sales prompted fears that major companies could be renationalized.

18.   The ruling follows others in recent months that are leading to a gradual increase in rights for homosexuals in Spain.

19.   The ruling followed a complaint filed last year by a man in Seoul, who was indicted on adultery charges.

20.   The ruling followed complaints by growers in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala, who argued the current import system violated international trade agreements.