21.   Tax regulations would prevent players from choosing between lump-sum and annual payments later.

22.   The regulation would prevent peanuts from being served within three rows of such passengers on domestic flights.

23.   The satellite services do offer a network package, but federal regulations prevent anyone who can get a decent signal from over-the-air or cable services from getting it.

24.   The two utilities were forced to buy power on an uncontrolled wholesale market, while state regulations prevented them from passing their costs on to customers.

25.   Thursday morning, the Hurricane Hunter Aircraft was unable to determine the precise center of Hurricane Irene because Air Force regulations prevent any flight near the coast of Cuba.

26.   Vanguard Marketing Director Randy Smith said SEC regulations prevented the carrier from commenting further.

27.   Greenfield, reached at home Monday, said Securities and Exchange Commission regulations prevented him from discussing board deliberations.

28.   ICC regulations prevent Denness and affected players from commenting on the ruling, which was met with outrage in India.

29.   In the past, government regulation prevented excess profits in the non-competitive utilities industry.

30.   The IAAF was reluctant to lower its standards but did so under pressure from many countries which insisted their court regulations prevent enforcing a four-year ban.