21.   But federal officials said some states had used the money for health programs other than Medicaid and even for purposes unrelated to health care.

22.   But member states cannot use the United Nations to avoid a problem and then blame the United Nations for failing to solve it.

23.   But other states are using computerized voting without noticeable problems.

24.   But public health advocates insist that the state should use the money for health care and antismoking programs.

25.   But support is widespread, said Fry, who predicts several states will be using the form when school starts this fall.

26.   But on the whole, states are not using much of the authority they received under the new federal welfare law to make drastic changes.

27.   But one day, some states may use monitoring devices to determine if a car is spitting out harmful exhaust fumes.

28.   But the bitterly contested decision, in a gambling dispute in Florida, raises the specter of a system in which states can use enhanced sovereignty to avoid accountability.

29.   But the House version would allow states to use different tests from district to district, making it impossible to determine whether any such gaps were being closed.

30.   But the House version would render the benchmarking effort meaningless by permitting states to use less-demanding tests as a yardstick.