21.   But in a sense the city has begun to go down to the sea again.

22.   But this year the city began requiring the carters to keep records of their recyclable garbage.

23.   But this is where the city began and it is worth an overnight stop.

24.   But those sprinklers were turned off, and the city has begun an inquiry to determine why.

25.   But the two sides still have not agreed on whether the city will now begin paying those workers the extra compensation from this point forward, she said.

26.   By late morning and early afternoon, the tense city began to stand down, reopening the airports, river crossings and other transportation links.

27.   By late afternoon, as winds diminished and rain dissipated, the city began to regain life.

28.   City-formed committees will be presenting their suggestions on solving the problems by the time the city begins budget planning this month.

29.   Cities began talking big, in some cases proposing multi-million-dollar Eurobonds.

30.   Chinese cities have begun raising food prices in the wake of higher payments to farmers, officials said.