91.   But it would not pay for abortions, thus avoiding a fight over that contentious issue.

92.   But now a pot of money is on the table, and the fight over how to divide it has turned vulgar.

93.   But no sooner had she put those questions and problems to rest than her nomination became a political pawn in the fight over the federal contract guidelines.

94.   But Powell was prescient about many things, such as predicting states would in time fight over water rights.

95.   But the administration has failed to use all the diplomatic leverage at its disposal to win the fight over ratification requirements.

96.   But the fall of Pristina marks a critical point in the fight over the disputed province.

97.   But the fight over the agency is emblematic of how such fiscal combat is being waged.

98.   But the measure seems sure to get bogged down in the two-party fight over teachers.

99.   But Rose said that if the tobacco companies went along, the administration could avoid a nasty political fight over tobacco.

100.   But the fight over Kennewick Man has hurt that, Fredin said.