31.   A letter from Mirage indicated that its decision was based on the timing of acquiring the land from Atlantic City earlier this month, Boyd said.

32.   Advocates of managed care contend that the market will work only when consumers have a wealth of information upon which to base their decision.

33.   After the coach announced the decision to bring Phillips back, Osborne maintained that the decision was based more on the needs of the player than the team.

34.   Alan Kosloff, the commission chairman, told members he was concerned that the decision was being based on good art vs. bad art.

35.   Alderson, who is in charge of the baseball operation, emphasized that player decisions will be based primarily on making the team competitive.

36.   All job-related decisions are based on qualification and merit.

37.   Bowen said his decision will be based on what is best for the university, its students and families of the victims.

38.   Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes said Wednesday that the governor continues to believe that investment decisions should be based on sound investment principles and not on political ideology.

39.   Business decisions are based on more individual and immediate indicators such as orders, expenses, and profits.

40.   But as Wagner himself points out, his decision was based largely on genetics.