71.   But he added that the problem is that elected officials are taking money from people who expect favors.

72.   But if U.S. officials had taken action to restrain Brothers to the Rescue from goading the Cuban government, the tragedy might have been prevented.

73.   But he said he was confident university officials would take proper action.

74.   But Mandela has such towering moral authority that the rules do not really apply to him, and American officials took no offense.

75.   But many were too badly burned for identification and officials were taking blood samples from relatives to assist in DNA analysis.

76.   But now city officials have taken major steps back from baseball because of all the uncertainty.

77.   But in the European Union, environmental officials are taking the news much more seriously.

78.   But officials never took steps to systemically dislodge organized crime.

79.   But officials routinely take cover under state confidentiality laws.

80.   But one favorable surprise was how seriously U.S. officials took our international trade agreements.