1.   But others, echoing Levy, warn that test results matter most in the long term.

2.   Finally, though, only the result mattered, and it was encouraging.

3.   It was more gritty than glitzy, but at this stage of the season only the result matters.

4.   Still, NBC is certain that results matter less than the tales, and prime-time viewers will continue to turn out.

5.   Their head-to-head result would only matter if they had the same record.

6.   In the end the result mattered little, as Mexico tied with the Netherlands, vaulting both teams to the next round and wiping out any Belgian chances.

7.   The results matter beyond each state.

8.   For footballing supporters however, only results will matter.

9.   Hanan Ashrawi, a legislative councillor from Jerusalem, said those who say the results do not matter should not be taken at face value.