21.   But as he approaches the moment when his childhood dream becomes a reality, Camby takes pride in the fact he has weathered the storms.

22.   But analysts say that AOL Time Warner and other media behemoths like Viacom, Disney and News Corp. will be better able to weather a storm than smaller companies.

23.   But Brandford says the company has emerged unscathed from earlier difficulties and should be able to weather any storms.

24.   But Calico, which makes software designed to help companies sell their products over the Internet, seems to be weathering the storm so far.

25.   But he thinks the industry will weather the storm.

26.   But Compaq is having a hard time weathering this storm because its own internal structures are too complex, Rosen acknowledged Thursday.

27.   But if Republicans are going to weather this storm, they better start coming up with some ideas, and quickly.

28.   But in an interview last week, chief financial officer Rajiv Dutta said eBay has showed signs of being able to weather the storm.

29.   But many companies outside the technology sector appear to be weathering the storm quite nicely.

30.   But now the question is whether Pirelli can weather the new storms swirling in Italian politics.