11.   Even if the government does win its suit, it remains uncertain how much the desktop would change.

12.   Even if the government wins its suit, Netscape still faces stiff competition from Microsoft in the lucrative server business.

13.   Federal Judge Robert Patterson Jr. ruled that the plaintiffs were likely to win their suit, and put a stay on the fare hike.

14.   Few gave Carter and Wilner a chance of winning the suit.

15.   For decades, for example, individual smokers have had difficulty winning damage suits against tobacco companies despite the overwhelming scientific consensus that tobacco is linked to disease.

16.   Gerry Standefer, a chef in Mentone, Calif., won a suit against America Online Inc. for repeated phone calls.

17.   He had already won the suit on behalf of fishermen in one hearing last October, and he expected his case to be upheld if the fight had continued.

18.   He won the suit against the president but lost his case against the artists.

19.   Hearst later won the suit on appeal.

20.   If Geneva won the suit, its right to come to market would be preserved.