1.   Taking over is putting it strongly, but the last quarter century has seen the emergence of female composers as serious professionals.

2.   The decision to take the case puts the court squarely in the middle of a war over the future of the U.S. telecommunications industry.

3.   Taking Drvar would put the Croats within striking distance of Bosanski Petrovac, the last major Serb-held town in western Bosnia.

4.   Taking that would put the rebels in a dominating position at the negotiations.