And the budget bargainers wisely agreed to reduce, but not cap, the total amount of deductions that rich families are allowed to take.

Although still wanting to continue to play football, he wisely agreed to coach instead.

"She wisely agreed to take his application," said David Foley, a spokesman for the monitors, "and left as quickly as possible."

Last week Nasdaq wisely agreed that half of its board will be from the public, representing investors and listed companies.

Instead the commission wisely agreed that on this year's ballot there would be only one small charter change, tidying up the timing for mayoral succession.

Poor countries demanded relief, and the Bush administration wisely agreed to a review.

And the Congress wisely agreed to start sending money back this summer.

Yesterday the commanders of the ethnic Albanian guerrillas wisely agreed to accept the peace plan proposed by Washington, its European allies and Russia.

The Giuliani administration wisely agreed to stop screening at the emergency unit.

So the unions wisely agreed to appoint only a minority of the board; they would, in effect, retain veto power over many important corporate decisions.