1.   As Helms ponders his decision, Republican aspirants are eagerly, if politely, awaiting it.

2.   As she ponders her decision, she will be looking at the limited body of relevant case law, including two decisions pointing opposite ways.

3.   Davidson pondered the decision deeply over the next few months.

4.   He will take the weekend to ponder his decision, which could change a half-dozen times.

5.   Rep. Peter Deutsch, a Democrat from southern Florida, dropped out of sight on Wednesday while he pondered his decision.

6.   The president ponders the decision as he prepares to take part in a Wednesday town meeting in Akron, Ohio, on race relations.

7.   There was certainly little time to ponder decisions.

8.   While the agency ponders its decision, it is granting written waivers to allow mechanics to disconnect the bags in special cases.

9.   Bush said he has not finalized his decision but will do so this weekend while pondering the decision in the privacy of his Texas ranch.