1.   Although the agency lacks information about the nature of new manufacturing, discussions with analysts and entrepreneurs indicate that it is mainly in food processing and clothing.

2.   And, they say, little has changed since FDA officials testified at a congressional hearing last June that the agency lacked the resources to combat growing counterfeit activity.

3.   Austin said one of the problems is that her county agency lacks the power to make sure nursing home operators correct problems that county inspectors spot.

4.   But administration officials and prosecutors say the agency lacks the authority and the trained personnel to oversee the companies.

5.   But bringing such cases is tricky, because the agency lacks direct jurisdiction over municipal issuers.

6.   But defenders of the SEC, including a litany of former SEC chairmen, say the relatively small agency lacks resources to do its job.

7.   But he said the agency also lacks the means to keep tabs, unable for instance to maintain a long-term data base on water use over many years.

8.   But the agency lacks the authority to require surveys on private property.

9.   But, he said, the agency lacked the money and the personnel to fulfill its promises anytime soon.

10.   Erard says that the agency lacks a statistical technique to select estate and gift taxes for audit, but that one could be readily developed.