101.   But state Sen. Chris Cummiskey, D-central Phoenix, suggested abortion opponents were making political hay with the issue before all the facts are known.

102.   But the die-hard Republican opponents are not opposed to technical details of this treaty.

103.   But the opponents of reform were gleeful Thursday night, clearly celebrating that their scheme to scuttle the reform had succeeded.

104.   But the news here is that his unlikely opponent is pretty great, too.

105.   But the opponents of regulation are, if anything, more vocal than ever.

106.   But the opponent was too strong.

107.   But the tobacco firms are facing a very different legal challenge in these suits because their opponents are not smokers.

108.   But there were also opponents among the farm credit banks that own the B shares and the presidential appointees who arguably represent the nonvoting, publicly traded C shares.

109.   But their first-round opponent is Toronto, which has beaten them three of four times this season.

110.   But there was another opponent, too, Phil Doyle, who posed a problem because of his name.