1.   The decisions came as M Ps warned that cuts the treasury are said to be seeking, would leave Britain unable to defend itself.

2.   Bush said it would undermine his energy policy, but the decision came after the proposal drew heavy fire from business groups and some Republicans in Congress.

3.   The decision came as no surprise, said City Attorney Dan Muse.

4.   The decision came on the first day of a three-day summit here devoted largely to Kosovo and the troubled relations with Moscow resulting from the Kosovo War.

5.   The decision came just as Quayle appeared to be making some headway.

6.   The decision came after an informal review, she added, in which the other participants were not disclosed.

7.   The decision came as many Korean companies are going bankrupt amid rising debt and a slowing economy.

8.   But the decision came just before the release of another violence-laced Interscope rap album that Time Warner had sought unsuccessfully to review for content.

9.   His weekend decision came as a delegation of the International Monetary Fund was in Sofia for talks on a new standby loan.

10.   His decision came a day after reformists -- who have aligned themselves behind President Mohammad Khatami -- shouted slogans against him at a Tehran University demonstration.