They noted that the decision not to hear the case "does not in any way constitute a ruling on the merits."

Any decision to build a temple on this site would constitute a new announcement.

According to a 2011 Congressional Research Service report, these two decisions constitute "the most fundamental changes to campaign finance law in decades."

The decision does not constitute a final ruling in the case, the clerk said.

It was a matter of luck which student reached the bill first, and that student's decision to keep the money did not constitute theft.

President Bush's recent decision to continue military aid to the guerrillas did not constitute a full review of what Afghanistan policy should now be.

"Therefore, the decision to implement the ban constitutes an unfair trade practice."

Those decisions constitute specific legal rules for the institution rather than a generalised code of conduct.

The decision now under discussion constitutes the legal base for financing the activities set out in the priority programme.

To some Kentucky fans, Pitino's decision constitutes a serious breach of faith.