1.   City say unless the Football Association take appropriate action, they will pursue the case through the courts.

2.   About a dozen cases are reported each year, the city said.

3.   But members of the bid cities say that although the guarantees are required, corporate sponsorships and fees for television rights should pay for the Games.

4.   But now, with a new mayor in Big D, officials in the two rival sister cities say relations are better than they have been in years.

5.   But the city says it is because of tenant opposition.

6.   But the city says large deficits projected for the next three years make it hard to be more generous with the police or other unions.

7.   But on Tuesday, the city said that there would be no party after all to mark the show that is, after all, about nothing.

8.   But the city has not said whether it plans any significant changes in the pay or workload of its caseworkers.

9.   But the city has said it will no longer subsidize spring training.

10.   Droppings from the birds have overrun parts of the park, causing numerous complaints, the city said.