31.   Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, could play a decisive role on the plan at the convention.

32.   He said the objections of China, a long-term sponsor of the Khmer Rouge, played a decisive role in holding Cambodia back from an agreement.

33.   He was also a vigorous chief executive who played a decisive role in the annexation of Texas.

34.   In a tight race for the presidency, the environment may play a decisive role, a national conservation group said Monday.

35.   Kagame does not deny that his forces played a decisive role in the recent Zairean rebellion that brought Laurent Kabila and his followers to power.

36.   Meanitme, hundreds of Haitian demonstrators thanked American soldiers for their decisive role in the planned restoration of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

37.   Migration also plays a decisive role beyond the island.

38.   Moreover, that kind of power is usually accompanied by a sense of entitlement to play a decisive role in international politics.

39.   Ominously, on both occasions the army played a decisive role in shaping the presidential succession.

40.   On big issues, they have often played a decisive role.