1.   The decision marked an important victory in an ongoing campaign to secure the return of collections of Aboriginal remains by institutions throughout Europe.

2.   By all accounts, the decision marked a surprising turn in a case that had divided a city.

3.   Christian Paschen, a lawyer representing Konig and three other former athletes in another case, said the decision marked an important advance.

4.   For Valley cityhood advocates, the decision marks a major victory.

5.   Her decision marked the second time in less than a week that she advanced an important step toward such an appointment over a political fund-raising issue.

6.   However the appeal plays out, the government decision marked a victory for Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

7.   If it stands, the decision will mark the most significant proscription upon an independent counsel ever to be imposed by a court.

8.   It is unclear whether the decision marks a complete reversal of policy, or something much milder, and the North Korean government has not clarified its position.

9.   It took two years, but this decision marked her entree into the academic life.

10.   Nonetheless, the decision marks a major victory for the managed care industry.