1.   And from the beginning, he knew the outcome rested with him.

2.   Stark believes congressional Democrats are completely out of the game now and the outcome rests strictly between the President and Republicans.

3.   The difference in Florida was that the election was razor thin and the outcome rested on a small number of votes.

4.   The final outcome rests with absentee and other paper ballots that will be counted on Tuesday.

5.   The final outcome now rests in the hands of a special committee of House and Senate lawmakers.

6.   The final outcome rests on a cricket match.

7.   The outcome could rest in the hands of Gov. Mario Cuomo, who received the endorsement of Giuliani on Monday for his re-election bid.

8.   The outcome would rest largely on whether Kolbe and other undecided Republicans buck their party by declining to support any articles of impeachment against President Clinton.