111.   But in fact it operates under one-man dictatorial rule, so newly minted that it is impossible to tell how enlightened or corrupt the system will be.

112.   But Germany operates under a complex system of proportional representation that never produces an outright majority for one party and always leads to some form of coalition government.

113.   But movie pyrotechnics operate under a law of diminishing returns.

114.   But it is because NATO operates under rules of consensus that the secretary general must be a master politician.

115.   But operating under the rule that there are no rules invariably allows for some clinkers.

116.   But many reporters and editors in corrupt and authoritarian countries operate under outrageously repressive conditions imposed by governments that fear public exposure of the truth.

117.   But no other company in the fast-growing gourmet coffee industry or in any other sector that imports agricultural commodities operates under a set of ethics principles.

118.   But the offense has operated under a cloud of suspicion for much of the year despite the fact that it led the league in rushing.

119.   But the agency is operating under a number of constraints that do not exist in the private sector.

120.   But the trend is the same across the nation, as electricity supplies are increasingly controlled by companies that do not operate under the oversight of state regulators.