11.   Ms. Hekker said the village was bound by law to offer Mrs. Lapenta no more than the appraised value for the land.

12.   Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Marc Ratner is bound by law to withhold comment.

13.   The law is binding on real estate agents and rental brokers, along with landlords and sellers.

14.   The law binds Congress to a straight up-or-down vote on any trade deals made by the president.

15.   The police are bound by law to protect the records of the court.

16.   The post office also is bound by law to provide universal mail delivery six days a week.

17.   The state, bound by law, is powerless to keep him in custody any longer.

18.   Parliament is bound by law to reconsider any law on request of the president but is also authorize to override his reservations after such a review.

19.   A senior adviser said McCain will release his delegates before the convention, though some may be bound by state law to cast their first ballot for the senator.

20.   But Paye also said Paris is bound by law to follow the decision, the ministry said.