21.   But city officials wanted the property transferred as soon as possible to a private developer, who would pay millions of dollars a year in property taxes.

22.   But each of these expatriate Americans also avoided paying millions of dollars in United States taxes.

23.   But in a legal system that can free O.J. Simpson and pay millions to a woman who spilled coffee on herself, those are not necessarily fatal flaws.

24.   But publishers, who collectively pay millions to the chains in co-op money each year, say that the amount is high and that the money helps discount books.

25.   But the companies that paid millions of dollars to build their brands with those ads got no bang for their bucks unless viewers could remember them.

26.   But what good is done by paying millions to a chief executive who then turns for help to a bunch of wet-behind-the-ears MBAs?

27.   But we paid them millions in order to watch Tyson do his Marv Albert impression.

28.   Chipmaker Intel paid millions of dollars for its stake in At Home as it expands its investments in the Internet through companies that have recently gone public.

29.   Carrillo is believed to live in Mexico, where U.S. authorities say his organization pays millions of dollars each month to Mexican law-enforcement officials for protection.

30.   Developers were willing to pay millions to build on its slopes.