11.   But national environmental groups called Thursday for Clinton to veto the measure and direct Congress to remove the provision delaying the cleanup of haze over national parks and forests.

12.   But the amendment by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, that made the early notification exemptions, also removed that provision.

13.   But those provisions have been removed from the new bill.

14.   County officials and numerous special interests, who are protected by many constitutional provisions, fought any effort to remove those provisions.

15.   Earlier this fall, in an embarrassingly close call for Republican leaders, the House voted to remove the provisions, then voted on reconsideration to restore them.

16.   For instance, broadcasters want to remove a provision requiring that political candidates get the cheapest price charged any advertiser for a given time slot.

17.   Giuliani said Thursday that he would not attend the tournament until the tennis association agreed to remove the provision on airspace from its contract with the city.

18.   Gorton sought to remove that provision and make disabled students subject to the same disciplinary policies that apply to others.

19.   He said he had hoped that the provision would be removed in a conference committee, but he declined to say whether he would support a filibuster.

20.   He signed a later version of the bill that removed the provision.