41.   France often epitomizes it, as Chirac demonstrated in recent decisions on NATO.

42.   Foreign trading partners have criticized the recent decision by President Bush to push forward on investigating steel imports, fearing that it will curb the products.

43.   Given recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, several legal experts have questioned whether a nationwide settlement of all current and future smoking claims could withstand constitutional appeal.

44.   Gore was also asked about a recent Supreme Court decision that said the Boy Scouts could exclude gay members.

45.   From Netanyahu, Ross is expected to seek some actions to allay the anger roused by the recent Israeli decisions.

46.   He asked members to take a few moments to review recent decisions and confirm that the recommendations were accurate and complete.

47.   He noted for example that he continued to admire Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia even though he had dissented from a recent decision upholding limits on campaign contributions.

48.   He cited a recent decision by Ran Cohen, the new trade minister, to suspend financing for new factories in the West Bank and Gaza.

49.   He warned that a recent Supreme Court decision prohibiting statistical sampling means that minorities and immigrants will continue to be missed by census workers.

50.   His recent decisions to use closer Troy Percival in the eighth inning are examples of a manager lunging for answers.