21.   If the court accepts the case, the Bush lawyers argued, it should first deal with an assignment from the U.S. Supreme Court.

22.   If the court accepts a more formal agreement that will be presented to the court next month, the other class-action suits will be included in it.

23.   If the California court accepts its argument, the Auto Body Parts Association says it plans to try to undo the Illinois ruling in other states.

24.   If the court accepted the case, he said, the Republicans would have a chance to respond.

25.   In an interview this week, Perez said he expected the court to accept the recommendation of one of the justices for a sentence of four years.

26.   It is unclear that courts would accept the idea that guns that operate properly are defective and must be redesigned.

27.   It is unusual for an American court to accept a suit concerning activities overseas.

28.   Last year, Governor Whitman and the Legislature thought they had come up with a plan the court could accept.

29.   Moreover, there is some evidence courts might accept a claim of executive privilege.

30.   Moreover, whenever possible, such questions should be resolved before the court accepts the bond as security for collection of the judgment being appealed.