11.   Whatever Bush decides, he will be sending an important signal on whether his political ties to religious conservatives will sway decisions on social and scientific policy.

12.   Yearning, disappointment and fear mingle with conscious thought, sway decisions and then recede like phantoms.

13.   But he said opposition to the bill from police chiefs, prosecutors, big-city mayors and the Fraternal Order of Police swayed his decision.

14.   But some police and retail officials said the mere presence of representatives of the Olympic committee could sway decisions.

15.   Cotti did say that conditions for free elections do not exist, but indicated the overwhelming international and Bosnian sentiment for having a vote had swayed his decision.

16.   Eugenia Williams told the grand jury that no one attempted to sway her decision, her lawyer has said.

17.   Fujimori even traveled to England earlier this month to meet with top Shell officials to try to sway their decision.

18.   They, too, said fan support and contributions from private investors swayed their decision.

19.   Monks told the BBC that his comments were not designed to sway any decision by the Labour Party, which is in part funded by the trade union movement.