1.   That ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists.

2.   The ruling came at a time when Indians throughout Canada were asserting their rights to vast areas of land.

3.   An Army spokesman said the ruling came because May agreed not to re-enlist.

4.   Before the ruling came out, CNN wrote extensively and well about how investors were likely to fare after the fallout.

5.   Bosman has acknowledged that the ruling will come too late to have any impact on his own career.

6.   A federal judge in Pensacola ordered canvassing boards to reconsider several hundred federal write-in ballots, but his ruling came too late to affect the final results.

7.   A final ruling would probably come long after many of these elected or appointed officials have left office.

8.   A ruling could come as early as Friday but more likely on Monday or Tuesday.

9.   A ruling could come as soon as Friday.

10.   A ruling could come at any time.