11.   Gov. George Pataki has appealed the decision, and instead of bolstering aid to the city, the state has imposed a devastating sequence of budget cuts.

12.   However, at that time, the state did not impose the death penalty.

13.   In the absence of a federal rule, the high court said, the states could impose their own regulations.

14.   In the third trimester, states may impose restrictions on abortions, and most have done so.

15.   Individual states can impose additional restrictions on telemarketers.

16.   Is Ray Krone a vicious murderer who deserves the worst punishment the state can impose?

17.   It may well deserve stiffer penalties, which some states have already imposed.

18.   Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that states may not impose their own tobacco ad restrictions beyond the federal ban on cigarette ads on television.

19.   Legislation proposed by congressional Republicans would allow states to impose such a requirement and would also give the states great freedom in administering welfare.

20.   Many states impose similar restrictions on the ownership structure of law firms.