11.   Of the three provisions, the farmers cooperative plan ran into the most serious political problem.

12.   Sen. Rod Grams, R-Minn., whose state has been hard hit by floods, proposed stripping out the two provisions and holding separate votes on them.

13.   Some Western diplomats, including the Americans, were said to be optimistic that Beijing would not veto the resolution because of the two provisions.

14.   The bill is written so that if one part is declared unconstitutional, the other provisions would stand.

15.   The other provisions of those statutes, though not identical, are substantially similar.

16.   The other provision concerns mutual insurance companies, which are owned by their policyholders.

17.   The other provision would have converted nearly all federal education money into block grants for participating states.

18.   The two provisions cover air quality programs and aesthetic projects.

19.   The welfare bill has been delayed by a dispute over the future of the national school lunch program, but the two chambers have agreed on the other provisions.