The ruling essentially left Canada without a nationwide legal standard.

The ruling left the Administration in a difficult position.

This ruling has left in doubt the constitutionality of laws based on time.

Then too, the ruling left hanging some larger social questions and perhaps another legal issue.

Lawyers said yesterday's ruling left little ground for review by any federal court.

But this particular ruling still leaves the Court without a principle by which to decide who is too young to be executed.

But two of the six thought the court's past rulings may still leave room for constitutional spending limits as well.

The ruling left the government angry and unsure how to respond.

That ruling left unclear until today what role the shareholders' committee would play in the negotiations.

The ruling left in place the company's London-based management team at least until then.