21.   But Gramm emphasized that changing the role of government is as important as addressing American values.

22.   But it best serves American values and longer-term business interests by supporting those Indonesians now pressing for increased democracy and human rights.

23.   But it does provide a glimpse into the enduring tension among several sets of American values.

24.   But more may happen than sedate outings to celebrate American values in the heartland.

25.   But political intolerance by any political party is neither a Judeo-Christian nor an American value.

26.   But the aid is now being used to prolong a war that both destabilizes Turkey and betrays American values.

27.   But she repeatedly questioned whether American values were being lost in the response by law enforcement.

28.   But they warned that in the interests of opening markets to American companies, the Clinton administration is sacrificing core American values of environmental protection.

29.   But there is one obvious setting in which Clinton can seize the moment, politely but firmly, to assert American values.

30.   Canadians, she adds, are worried about seepage of American values across the electronic frontier.