21.   The ruling follows U.S. decisions to ban fee-sharing partnerships between lawyers and accountants.

22.   The ruling followed complaints by growers in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala, who argued the import system violated international trade agreements.

23.   The ruling followed testimony last Friday by police Chief Louis R. Anemone and a representative of ILGO.

24.   The ruling follows the collapse of negotiations between Microsoft and the government.

25.   The WTO ruling follows complaints by banana growers in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico.

26.   The WTO ruling followed complaints by banana growers in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala.

27.   His ruling followed a decree he issued at the end of August blocking the extradition to Canada of two US police officers wanted in connection with kidnapping charges.

28.   The ruling followed a plea by the World Health Organisation to question the lawfulness of resorting to nuclear arms in an armed conflict.

29.   The ruling followed conflicting testimony in court from Rudolfo Miguel, a Filipino crewman aboard the Maersk Dubai at the time of the alleged incident earlier this year.

30.   The ruling follows a similar decision one month ago by authorities in Montrouge, south of Paris.