XPATH question

I know this is more of an XPATH question rather than an XSLT one, but

I want to select all <var> which contain a <sumStat> with a "vald" type 
whose sumStat value is >4. So, in the following example, I only want to 
select the first <var>
<var>
        <sumStat type="vald">5</sumStat>
        <sumStat type="min">3</sumStat>
</var>
<var>
        <sumStat type="vald">3</sumStat>
        <sumStat type="min">1</sumStat>
</var>
<var>
        <sumStat>5</sumStat>
</var>

Now, I can do this if I select the sumStat matching my criteria and then its 
parent, something like select="fullPathToSumStat/sumStat[(_at_)type='vald'][. 
&gt; 4]/parent::*" (untested)
but is there some way to do this avoiding using an axis?

I-Lin Kuo, Ann Arbor, MI
Macromedia Certified ColdFusion 5.0 Advanced Developer
Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer
Ann Arbor Java Users Group (www.aajug.org) SUN Top 25 JUG

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