31.   Bowman said the decision to hire Hurley was an easy one.

32.   Burnham said his decision to leave office was largely for financial reasons.

33.   But Arab-American advocates say the decision to eliminate the reference to the Oklahoma City bombing in the resolution was especially galling.

34.   But analysts said the decision to push out Upchurch indicates that the board still backs Roach as chairman and chief executive officer.

35.   But analysts said the decision on Greece probably had little real effect, as most considered it a foregone conclusion.

36.   But Fuchs said his decision to discharge Morris had nothing to do with his views on rap.

37.   But he said the decision to wear one is up to the individual teams and drivers.

38.   But he said the decision to put the hosts in front of glass was not about imitation.

39.   But Mark Harrad, a spokesman for Turner Broadcasting in New York, said the decision to hire Deutsch was unrelated to the increasingly crowded TV dial.

40.   But NATO says its decision to expand eastward to include former Soviet bloc nations, is irreversible.