21.   But congressional leaders hope they can bring health reform to a final vote within three months -- little time for young people to make their voices heard.

22.   But if PLO leader Yasser Arafat hoped to use the Gaza-Jericho autonomy as a springboard to statehood, the experiment is awry.

23.   But some Democratic leaders were hoping to have the summer and fall to try to build a coalition to push legislation in January to remove the confederate battle emblem.

24.   But the Democratic primary winner, state Rep. Terry Van Horne, is not the candidate many state and national party leaders had hoped to nominate.

25.   But the leaders hoped Republican lawmakers could vote for the amendment and say they favored a complete ban on soft money, and still vote against the final legislation.

26.   But this year, Chinatown leaders were hoping that making concessions like limiting the display to only firecrackers at a neighborhood park could help save the celebration.

27.   But while church leaders had hoped that Palestinian self-rule would prompt Christians to return, there have been few signs of it.

28.   By clamping down only on the tax-exempt groups, the leaders hope to dilute support for more extensive measures.

29.   By exposing staffers to new management ideas, Knott added, GOP leaders hope to change the way the House does business.

30.   By making his various offers, the Yugoslav leader was clearly hoping to split the NATO alliance, the official said.