1.   Although the fired employees have received a favorable ruling from the National Labor Relations Board, which believes that they were fired illegally, Gallup is appealing.

2.   And sometimes, he said, a favorable ruling has followed blistering questions.

3.   And many, despite the favorable ruling, believed the penalty was too harsh.

4.   And Morrison Restaurants Inc., a chain, won a favorable ruling from a U.S. District Court in Alabama in February.

5.   Ballots are being printed and campaigns are being readied, all in hopes of a favorable ruling in Boston.

6.   Bennett expressed confidence that he would win a favorable ruling, but he significantly played down any chance for a settlement.

7.   A favorable ruling for the Koreans could force Japanese makers of kimchi to call it something else.

8.   A favorable ruling would enable the president to impose limits on steel imports, a move analysts said would not go unanswered.

9.   A favorable ruling by Balick on any one of the roadblocks would send bondholders to the bottom of the Marvel Entertainment creditor heap.

10.   A favorable ruling in the Cruz case could have profound implications.