1.   Ibrahim said villagers would not obey the ruling unless they were persuaded to by a religious leader.

2.   In theory, van Miert can make life miserable for those who refuse to obey his rulings.

3.   Should a court do so, Angelos said that as a lawyer, he is an officer of the court and thereby legally obliged to obey court rulings.

4.   That committee is to hire a chief compliance officer, who would be given broad powers to see that Microsoft obeys the ruling.

5.   Peru argued that obeying the ruling would set a dangerous precedent for other rebels sentenced by military courts to appeal their convictions.

6.   A party official said it would obey the ruling, but was considering a court appeal.

7.   Baldry, the British fisheries minister, said governments concerned had no choice but to obey the ruling.

8.   The federal government has refused to obey court rulings in favour of Abiola, condemning his arrest and asking for his release.