21.   Those comments set the stage for a possible appeal that could delay the trial.

22.   PAL Executive Vice President Manolo Aquino, however, said management was still studying its response, including a possible appeal to the Supreme Court.

23.   A decision and possible appeals could take weeks, even months.

24.   Announcement of the decision was delayed until Monday because of a possible appeal by the New Zealand advertising agency involved, McCann Erickson of Auckland.

25.   Beside the broadest possible appeal, golf also offers MasterCard the right demographics, plenty of growth potential and athletes with a mostly squeaky clean image.

26.   But a High Court judge froze that decision pending a possible appeal by Patrick, which began Monday.

27.   But Tapie, free pending a possible appeal, assailed the judges overseeing an array of proceedings against him.

28.   Chambers declined to say whether the documents appeared to be favorable to any possible appeal by McVeigh.

29.   Den Knecht, a Northrop Grumman vice president, said the company disagrees with the order and executives are considering a possible appeal.

30.   Elizabeth Robben Murray, a lawyer for Tucker, said his legal team was disappointed and had not consulted with Tucker on a possible appeal.