The verdict represented yet another tilt in the unsettled legal see-saw affecting the tobacco industry.

Furthermore, the verdict not only vindicated Wright but also represented a victory for press freedom.

The verdicts today represented the first defeat for the Whitewater independent counsel's office, which had begun its investigation of the bankers two years ago.

The verdict represents a huge victory in the fight to reverse the effects global warming and increase the fuel economy of our motor vehicles.

The verdict handed down on 20 March 1973 represented a complete victory for the patients of the Litigation Group:

The jury's verdict represents only 15 percent of what the jury could have awarded.

Dr. Stratton said the verdict represents "a victory for other elderly people."

The verdict represented a show of strength by the tobacco industry, which has suffered a series of recent legal setbacks.

The court's verdict would represent the majority of votes, and the system, so long a tradition, was intended to avoid a junior officer being influenced by a senior.

With thousands of shooting victims around the state who might have filed similar suits, the verdict represented a serious financial threat to the entire gun industry.