41. Bush acknowledged that the United States also must open its markets to developing countries. 42. But Brazil, also closed, finally seems poised to liberalize its telecommunications sector this year and most mid-size countries have already opened their markets. 43. But if we open our labor market without a transition, there will be problems. 44. But in a remarkable reversal, the government last week threw open the market to an unlimited number of competitors. 45. But many critics have complained that the market was opened before there was a sufficient supply of electricity available, skewing prices upward. 46. But opening new markets is not without surprises and dangers. 47. But she also rejected the argument of the local telephone industry that it should win freedom merely by opening its markets to new rivals. 48. But the Japanese rice market was partially opened a year ago under the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 49. But they back it because they believe it will open foreign markets now closed to U.S. industry. 50. But until they open their markets to local competition, federal regulators have banned them from selling long-distance inside their respective phone markets. |