The vote, 5-2, signaled that a long battle over eminent domain is near a resolution.

Parliament does not have the authority to overturn the results, but the vote signaled the swelling dissatisfaction over an election marred by accusations of fraud.

The vote signaled the end of a long battle among the trustees, who were sharply divided as to Mr. Armstrong's fate.

The coming votes will signal how determined the Republicans (and some Democrats) are to rethink a whole generation of environmental laws.

The vote today signaled a growing concern among lawmakers that the manufacturing restriction was damaging the competitive position of American companies in global communications markets.

But the vote - even the debate itself - signaled the swelling dissatisfaction over an election marred by accusations of wholesale fraud.

A procedural vote of 86 to 12 signaled wide support for opening up large new tracts for drilling.

When voters in California approved higher taxes on gasoline, some analysts said the vote signaled a new willingness to pay more for services.

Western observers worried that the vote signaled an increase in Russian nationalism, but they drew hope from the increasing routineness of elections .

And the panel's vote could signal a virtual death knell for Ketek in the United States.