21.   Al Gore knows more about national problems, more about substantive issues.

22.   Bush and Sharon stayed away from substantive issues in brief remarks after their meeting Tuesday.

23.   But Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi, a leading Hamas member in Gaza, said the group now is too popular to compromise on substantive issues.

24.   But because no confidentiality agreement was reached to cover the talks, it is likely that no substantive issues will be discussed.

25.   But he earns only a C-plus on substantive issues because of his poor environmental record and his tendency to bow to powerful interests.

26.   But in recent years, the bishops have begun tackling more and more substantive issues every time they meet.

27.   But one of the things to admire about this first lady is that she does not shy away from giving answers on substantive issues.

28.   But officials said that the announcement had less to do with substantive issues than about how the negotiations would proceed.

29.   But there was little movement on the substantive issues of the contract itself, leaving many in the union unsatisfied.

30.   Democratic governors are repeating the White House strategy of wanting to be seen as focusing on substantive issues.