21.   The case is considered so important that a second suit against Home Depot, in Louisiana, has been stayed pending the decision.

22.   The damages claim was held in abeyance pending a decision on the injunction.

23.   The court simply ordered the depositions to proceed in private, pending its decision next fall.

24.   The federal investigation had been suspended pending that decision.

25.   The money already had been set aside by police pending a decision on where it should go.

26.   The Navy has suspended target practice and military maneuvers on the island pending a decision by the president that is expected later this month.

27.   The program was ruled unconstitutional by an Ohio appeals court but has been allowed to proceed pending supreme court decision.

28.   Their owner, who lives several blocks away, was questioned and released pending a decision by the district attorney on whether to charge him.

29.   U.S. District Judge John Raine is expected to rule as early as this week on whether the minister should be released pending a decision in the case.

30.   Pending a decision, Mrs. Peng remains in prison.