21.   A number of Capitol lobbyists said it was the first time they had ever seen the procedure used.

22.   A major roadblock was thrown up last week when Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., used a parliamentary procedure to prolong debate on the measure.

23.   A terminal in Maryland uses this procedure.

24.   All figures are adjusted for calendar, inflation and seasonal factors, using Bundesbank procedures.

25.   All figures are adjusted for inflation and seasonal factors, using Bundesbank procedures.

26.   All figures are adjusted for inflation and for seasonal influences, using Bundesbank procedures.

27.   But in a ruling last Thursday, Judge Larry Fidler declined to bar prosecutors from using the procedure.

28.   But he also thinks that most women interested solely for that reason will likely already be using procedures for that purpose, like micro-dermabrasion or laser.

29.   But the majorities were not large enough to stop opponents from using parliamentary procedures to thwart their efforts.

30.   But the struggle to ensure that the proper procedures are used is thorny.