11.   Earlier this month, as the Senate began formal debate on NATO expansion, lawmakers expressed concern that the United States might be making an open-ended financial commitment.

12.   Even as congressional leaders dropped efforts to halt the airstrikes, many lawmakers were expressing deep doubts.

13.   However, lawmakers are expressing growing nervousness over how the president is commanding the military operation.

14.   In congressional testimony last month and in other recent remarks, the lawmaker has expressed frustration with the pace of political reform in Myanmar.

15.   In contrast to the accusatory tone of the hearings of other former Enron employees, lawmakers repeatedly expressed their respect and admiration for Watkins.

16.   It was known that industry lobbyists had been aggressively seeking such a provision, but several lawmakers expressed anger Thursday on seeing its exact language.

17.   Lawmakers also expressed concern that this would set a bad precedent.

18.   Lawmakers expressed widespread approval of Mueller, but some questioned whether enough new agents are being hired to counter another attack.

19.   Lawmakers expressed anger on Friday that the United States could lose one of its few remaining leadership positions at the United Nations.

20.   Lawmakers have expressed reluctance to grant the concessions to the companies contained in the agreement.