1.   But the vote was not binding on university administrators, who announced this month that the center would close.

2.   However, the vote was not binding.

3.   The final decision, of course, rests with the U.S. Congress, which must officially sanction a plebiscite in order for the vote to be binding.

4.   The largely symbolic vote is not binding.

5.   The vote binds no one.

6.   The vote was not binding, and such resolutions are often ignored.

7.   A Justice Ministry spokeswoman, Etty Eshed, said the government first would have to pass legislation dealing with such issues as whether the vote will be binding.

8.   Luyt instead vowed to stay in power, saying the vote was not binding.

9.   That vote was binding so even if the upper house had gone against him, Mori would have become prime minister.

10.   The committee votes are not binding.