1.   This decision cleared the way for the budget committee to begin proceeding with the proposed supplementary budget.

2.   Although the decision clears the way for Elian to go back to Cuba, it remains far from clear when or how that might happen.

3.   And legal experts said the decision would also clear the way for discrimination suits by other protected groups, including minorities and women.

4.   A U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday clears the way for what could be the first execution of a death row inmate in Tennessee in nearly four decades.

5.   He said the Houston decision cleared the way for Los Angeles to get an existing team.

6.   One executive at the News Corp. said Friday that the decision would clear the way for the company to combine the newsrooms of WWOR and WNYW.

7.   That decision cleared the way for the program to begin.

8.   The Ahmanson decision now clears the way for Washington Mutual to complete its takeover as early as the end of this month.

9.   The appeals court decision could clear the way for many former lawmakers, or current incumbents, to seek re-election next year.

10.   The decision clears one more hurdle for the embattled stadium, which has been on hold since mid-July when the Federal Aviation Administration declared it a potential safety hazard.