71.   Both loans are firsts of a sort.

72.   But Attorney General Grant Woods declined to take the matter to court, declaring that the loans were bona fide.

73.   But a loan is unlikely to arrive before June, by which point cash could be tight.

74.   But everyone says they are confident the loans are secure.

75.   But he admitted that, given the prevailing high interest rate in China, bank loans were more costly than equity financing.

76.   But Hinojosa, who was the brains behind setting up the development bank, said the loan to FideRaza is for projects that generate jobs and income.

77.   But I think for a person who is financially very responsible, a home equity loan can be very useful thing.

78.   But Ludwig said that banks have found that CRA loans can be very profitable as well as good for the economy and inner city.

79.   But in many of these areas, he said, year-to-year measurements were unrealistic because long-term loans are involved.

80.   But Paul Keung, a hotel analyst with Deutsche Morgen Grenfell, said the loan was never in doubt.