11.   The guidelines do not have the force of law but are persuasive given the power of institutional shareholders.

12.   The definition itself is arguable given the peculiar form of intelligence required for membership.

13.   B R says such rises were inevitable given the present state of its finances.

14.   Also given kid-glove treatment were the two Russians he had been with on Mir, Vladimir N. Dezhurov and Gennady M. Strekalov.

15.   Analysts said the drop in banking issues -- even amid pleasing earnings reports -- was understandable given a recent rally in financial shares.

16.   Analysts said the share price drop is understandable given the results and the recent surge in share price in anticipation of these figures.

17.   Analysts said the increase was impressive given a rise in uncollectible accounts, delinquencies and personal bankruptcies.

18.   Analysts said the numbers are tentative given the current labor unrest at its U.S. plants.

19.   And the supplementary notes would be hard to keep track of even if they were all given proper page numbers.

20.   And the second part is unprecedented giving of money from the health industry to senators and representatives at the very time we were considering this legislation.