41.   Attorney General Janet Reno announced the decision Tuesday in a release that cited a letter written by Madeleine K. Albright, the secretary of state.

42.   Australia formally announced its decision yesterday after it released some of the details from its Manila action plan.

43.   Barring last-minute hitches, the department is expected to announce its decision as early as Friday.

44.   Battie and Carr are expected to announce their decisions at a news conference in Lubbock before the end of the week, according to the Tech sports information department.

45.   Before Feerick announced his decision, Stern sent a letter to Hunter that he hoped would spur negotiations.

46.   Before announcing his decision on Tuesday, Morgenthau met with relatives of the Park Avenue victim, Evelyn Alvarez, to discuss the case with them.

47.   Before the decision was announced, critics of Duramed said an FDA decision against the company could push it to the brink of bankruptcy.

48.   Before she left, her friends had said that if she decided over the weekend not to run, she would announce her decision immediately.

49.   Blokker spokesman Arnold Zoet also declined to comment until the decision is announced.

50.   Both decisions were announced two days after Ms. Albright concluded her first visit to Israel as secretary of state.