1.   But critics say the New England Marine Fishery Council is undercutting fishing bans by creating new loopholes in them.

2.   But environmentalists said the administration was simply creating more loopholes for the industry to escape controls and that this would trigger more asthma attacks and premature deaths.

3.   But that law has been criticized for failing to set a realistic level of need and creating loopholes that allow communities to avoid building such housing.

4.   Communications engineers said court rulings have created loopholes that permit eavesdropping on portable phones and baby monitors, while outlawing surveillance of cell phones.

5.   First, he says, market-based approaches create loopholes.

6.   It was not immediately clear how the provisions creating the loopholes were written into the treaties.

7.   Michael Sullivan, the district attorney in Plymouth County, said the proposal would create legal loopholes for drug dealers and traffickers to escape punishment.

8.   One form of opposition has come from prosecutors wishing, properly, to avoid creating loopholes for undeserving killers.

9.   Opponents said the measure would be expensive and create more loopholes.

10.   Other deans said the school is trying to create a loophole to avoid the tough new state standards.