31.   But political decisions are rarely based on beauty.

32.   But the Aroner measure is certain to provide some of the most intense debate and wrenching political decisions of the session.

33.   Clinton made Gore a full partner, sometimes putting off a policy or political decision until he could consult with the vice president.

34.   Corell said that some technicalities remained to be discussed, but that those would wait until political decisions had been made.

35.   Even in the other Americas, experts say, the United States is condemned, at times, for its political decisions and sense of entitlement.

36.   Even if the political decision to send combat troops into Kosovo is made, getting forces to the Balkans could take six to eight weeks, officials said.

37.   For China, whether to devalue its currency is in part a political decision, according to some analysts.

38.   Fourth, they would prefer not to think much about it or have it impinge on their political decisions.

39.   Harris, a Republican politician, made a political decision when she chose to exercise her discretion very narrowly.

40.   Greenspan made it clear that the size of a tax cut is fundamentally a political decision.