21.   His decision means the Democrats will be going into a presidential election year without Mr. Simon, a popular vote-getter, on the state ticket.

22.   His decision means that Colombia will continue to come under U.S. trade sanctions.

23.   His decision means UMass will return all its front-line players from last season.

24.   Hill also said that the decision means the ethics committee will cease its investigation of Lyons unless Lyons requests that it continue its work.

25.   His decision effectively means that what caused the air disaster may be left in the hands of the National Transportation Safety Board.

26.   How was he to know then that his decision would mean phenomenal success in a matter of a few years?

27.   In effect, her decision Monday meant that no such inquiry is likely to ever take place.

28.   In that snap of the fingers, the correct decision can mean victory.

29.   Instructors constantly remind cadets that a split-second decision can mean the difference between living and dying, between a justified shooting or being indicted by a grand jury.

30.   Jean-Paul Chapon, a spokesman for Alcatel Alsthom, said it was too early for the company to know what the decision might mean for it.