41.   Bush transition officials say they are studying the issue, while Republicans in Congress are split.

42.   But federal courts have been studying the issue, and studying and studying it.

43.   But Hahn said he felt the issue had been studied thoroughly and there was enough experience with other police agencies to justify the program.

44.   But librarians and others who have studied the issue say there are some basic approaches that may help to avoid complaints and misunderstandings and protect privacy.

45.   But others who have studied the issue insist that no one can say with any certainty why the birth rates for teen-agers and single women are declining.

46.   But the department has been studying the issue, he said, because streams in the state could benefit.

47.   But she noted that Tung could bring the issue to a vote in the full council even if the committee was still studying the issue.

48.   But the majority of people who have studied this issue say there is no way they will do it.

49.   But some researchers studying the issue say they have been personally sobered by the unforeseen consequences that can arise when seemingly healthy people sign up for a screening test.

50.   But they are still studying the issue.