11.   Advocates said the ruling could mean long-term security for public schools, particularly those in less affluent districts that have been shortchanged for years.

12.   Brian Morton, a spokesman for the Department of Immigration and Naturalization, said the ruling did not mean that Ciurinskas would be automatically deported.

13.   But Boateng emphasized that the ruling did not mean an end to parental spanking, or smacking, as Britons call it.

14.   But the ruling also means that Maine will retain dominant control over much of Portsmouth harbor out to Goat Island.

15.   Craig said the ruling does not mean that Planned Parenthood will no longer serve teen-agers in need.

16.   For Olivetti, the ruling means that it will now have to submit a formal prospectus, which it expects to do in about a month.

17.   For money-losing airlines like Varig, the ruling means the taxes no longer have to tally up on the balance sheets.

18.   For them, the Supreme Court ruling means new possibilities of being sued, new and stricter standards to worry about when they change or terminate contractors.

19.   Gov. George W. Bush, pandering to the religious right, was disingenuous to claim the ruling means students cannot pray.

20.   If not overturned, the ruling means the United States must either repeal the law or face sanctions and countervailing duties against its own exports.