21.   Bush must decide by Thursday whether to seek a recount in Iowa, which Gore won by a narrow margin.

22.   Bush must decide by Wednesday to meet a deadline set by the International Trade Commission.

23.   But he abandoned hope of deciding by Friday what should be in his bill, and aides said he would now be ready by Monday or Tuesday.

24.   But he said Bush will probably decide by January.

25.   But one high-ranking Marlins official confirmed that the team already had decided by Thursday afternoon to name Boles.

26.   But the game was decided by ...

27.   But Powell, who previously has pledged a decision by mid-to-late November, said last Thursday that he may decide by early next month.

28.   But Ventura already has tried to recruit former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker to run, and Weicker has said he will decide by August.

29.   But what if school boards allow students to decide by majority vote whether to have religious observances during graduation ceremonies?

30.   By dawn he decided to propose a state law taking down the symbol beloved by many whites, but which so angered blacks.