1.   A string of court defeats over the last two years convinced the Giuliani administration to reconsider its approach.

2.   By repeating this loop, the city has managed to turn six court defeats into a seven-year extension.

3.   Gore campaign lawyer David Boies expressed disappointment with the back-to-back court defeats but promised to continue fighting.

4.   The decision surprised some antitrust experts who expected the new administration to drop the case after the court defeat.

5.   The problem with that strategy is that a court defeat is always a possibility.

6.   Victory for the princess was by no means certain and a loss would have been the first court defeat for the royal family, added the Guardian.