61.   But Clark said persistently unfavorable weather conditions had kept the NATO bombing from having full effect on the Serb forces on the ground in Kosovo.

62.   But even as the United States protected the Kuwaiti tankers, Kuwait did not allow American military forces on its territory.

63.   But firefighters, focused on the search for buried colleagues, insisted on being allowed to remain in force on what they consider hallowed ground.

64.   But he elevated his play offensively only after he became a force on the other end.

65.   But by the afternoon, the forces on both sides were exchanging heavy fire, and the Israelis were using rockets.

66.   But few expect that deadline to be met because of a polarizing dispute over the disposition of the weapons held by paramilitary forces on both sides.

67.   But in Kosovo, only the ragtag army faced Serb forces on the ground, the forces of the heavily armed Yugoslav National Army.

68.   But people close to the commission said that Ms. Tristani and Furchtgott-Roth often join forces on procedural matters.

69.   But it should reciprocate by reducing some forces on its side of the border.

70.   But Silva picked himself up and remained a force on a course he had never raced before.