1.   George Freeman, assistant general counsel to The Times, welcomed the ruling.

2.   Lawyers for the defendants welcomed the ruling.

3.   Many educators, whose school revenues have been largely dependent on the value of property in their districts, welcomed the ruling.

4.   Pataki welcomed the ruling.

5.   Prudential Chairman Arthur F. Ryan welcomed the ruling in a statement.

6.   Stephen Littlechild, the director general of electricity supply, welcomed the ruling.

7.   The American Petroleum Institute, the trade group representing the oil industry, noted in welcoming the ruling that the decision did not mean markup limits were necessarily lawful.

8.   The company welcomed the ruling yesterday saying it would add a degree of certainty to its business planning.

9.   The Hong Kong government welcomed the ruling, and warned it would deport anyone who is here illegally.

10.   The players welcomed the ruling and told the owners they are ready to end their strike.