11.   That court ruled in favor of the committee and said it could define the scope of its investigation.

12.   The court ruled that judges, rather than juries, should handle the key initial phase of patent trials -- defining the scope of a patent.

13.   The filings are aimed at defining the scope of claims that will be allowed at a trial now scheduled to begin next January.

14.   The measure would specifically define the scope and boundaries of the park, specify required uses for areas within it and set up a permanent structure for governing it.

15.   Two of them will further define the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and another will determine how much power police have in dealing with street gangs.

16.   Palestinians have demanded a far greater withdrawal even though the Israeli-PLO accord does not define the scope of the first two Israeli pullbacks.

17.   A plan defining the scope of the investment area is expected to be completed by next year.

18.   The charter on local self-government defines the scope of local government and describes the principles governing the activities and resources of authorities.

19.   The government has yet to publicly define the scope of the powers.

20.   However, other delegation chiefs have referred to the outstanding problem of defining the scope of a complete test ban treaty.