31.   A spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said that Wu, after conferring with his lawyers, decided at the sentencing not to appeal.

32.   Afraid of losing its political clout, the PMDB decided at a party meeting earlier this month to oppose the re-election measure.

33.   After reassurances, the Olympic gold medalist from Ethiopia decided at the last minute to defend his world title, albeit at a slower pace than Oslo.

34.   But most Seoul bus drivers and many taxi drivers decided at the last minute not to strike.

35.   But the survey also suggests this election could follow the New Jersey pattern of being decided at the last minute.

36.   But the problem is deciding at what age that point occurs.

37.   But the simple fact is that nothing the Fed decides at its next meeting, on Tuesday, will matter very much.

38.   But when the Transit Authority found no evidence of token-hoarding, officials decided at the last minute to keep the old token.

39.   But, he added, issues such as school construction should be decided at the local level.

40.   Californians will decide at the polls whether the policy outlined in the Racial Privacy Initiative will help make California the community they want it to be.