1.   But it was a misreading to suppose that the vote then marked the high water mark on the issue.

2.   But the vote marks a return to constitutional process after upheavals that showed the continuing tenuousness of democracy in the Philippines.

3.   Despite the uncertainty, observers said the vote marked an important turning point following a year of UN-brokered autonomy talks.

4.   Gun-control advocates said the vote marked a major loss for the firearms lobby, including the National Rifle Association.

5.   That vote marked the third time in just over a decade that Congress had increased the tax.

6.   The government said the vote marked a turning-point.

7.   The vote marked a fundamental shift in philosophy after more than nine decades.

8.   The votes marked the first skirmish in the health care debate now raging in the Senate as lawmakers consider GOP and Democrat attempts to regulate managed care plans.

9.   The vote marked the first time a Clinton judicial nomination had been rejected after reaching the Senate floor.