31.   A final ruling is not expected before next year, he said.

32.   A decision is expected before the end of September, he added.

33.   A decision is not expected before yearend.

34.   A decision on the issue, now being discussed by the boards of both Harvard Management and the university, is expected before the end of this academic year.

35.   A ruling is expected before the Games.

36.   A ruling on that issue is not expected before next year.

37.   A new Microsoft package is expected before midsummer.

38.   A ruling is expected before Wednesday, the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday.

39.   A second application is under review, but a vote is not expected before October.

40.   A resumption of the U.N. relief effort, involving the arrival of several flights a day carrying food, is not expected before Wednesday.