21.   All the while, the girl said, she was terrified.

22.   All the girls said they believed Japan was in the wrong in the war, but two of three said their country was more victim than victimizer.

23.   But many girls said their parents were unwilling to talk about sex and boys if they thought the girl was too young to be asking the questions.

24.   But many girls say their brief incursion into the working world has opened their eyes to a bigger view of what they want to do in life.

25.   But not all their peers know what they should, the girls said.

26.   But the girls say the school-day uniforms are hot, nontraditional and ugly.

27.   But the little girl said he had smelled her.

28.   But two Gazan girls say they blame him for the death of their brother, who they say had died in a suicide bombing mission.

29.   During a discussion of what they enjoyed about living in New York, one girl said her greatest joy was riding the subway in winter.

30.   During her testimony, the girl also said that shortly before she took the stand against Roberson last week, Perez twisted her arm, causing a bruise.