31.   Foreman, whose matches are promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc., reiterated as much while explaining his decision to relinquish the IBF belt.

32.   God does not explain his decisions to mere mortals, and neither does a prosecutor announcing whether he will seek the death penalty against a murder suspect.

33.   Governors, he said, have always cited extraordinary circumstances to explain their decision to replace a district attorney.

34.   Harris invited Christopher and Gore campaign chairman William Daley to her office early Monday to explain the decision.

35.   He never explained the decision to any Army acquaintances, just as he never again spoke of his bitter disappointment at washing out of the Special Forces.

36.   He did not explain his decision.

37.   He indeed explained his decision at the trial, saying that federal rules let the defendant choose where he would sit.

38.   He was acting on orders from on high and not at liberty to explain the decision of the senior staff.

39.   He was under pressure at the time, but that does not explain his decision to flip the ball toward Dudley.

40.   How will he explain a decision to abandon the district and run for another office, such as governor?