31.   But administration officials continued to press Kostunica to move further and allow a trial of Milosevic in an international court.

32.   But as other states begin to cut budgets because of the weakening national economy, Texas officials continue to say that Texas does not face a similar crisis yet.

33.   But Clinton administration officials continued to predict they would.

34.   But administration officials are continuing to debate how they should seek funding for the plan to keep congressional Republicans from cutting other foreign aid programs.

35.   But Chinese officials continued to reiterate their opinion that India had touched off the crisis by testing its own nuclear devices earlier this month.

36.   But even as scientists, doctors and church ministers ring the alarm bells, government officials continue to dither.

37.   But federal officials are continuing to investigate the hospital chain for patient abuse and Medicaid fraud.

38.   But GM officials continued to maintain that weight was very important in frontal crashes.

39.   But Gubbay changed his mind this week when officials continued to harass him, despite the agreement, his lawyer said.

40.   But Gore campaign officials continued to insist that it was illegal.