11.   But the bill faces stiff opposition from Senate Democrats.

12.   But the bill still faces obstacles.

13.   But the bill faced stiff opposition from medical professionals who worried that the law would amount to coercion and set a dangerous precedent.

14.   But the bill faces an uphill fight in the Senate, which is more likely to respect presidential prerogatives on foreign and military policy.

15.   But the bill still faces many hurdles, and lawmakers from both parties vowed Thursday that they would try to amend it on the Senate floor.

16.   But the Norwood-Dingell bill will face formidable competition from several other measures, including at least one that will have the endorsement of Republican leaders.

17.   But the House bill faced immediate and immovable opposition in the Senate because of Republican resistance to automatic economic sanctions.

18.   But the Senate bill still faces big obstacles.

19.   But the bills face resistance from an unlikely alliance of high-technology companies, grass-roots immigrant groups, civil-liberties organizations and conservative think tanks.

20.   But the overall telecommunications bill still faces substantial hurdles in the House-Senate conference panel, whose members have made little progress resolving the toughest disputes dividing them.