101.   But in a country as rich and generous as the United States, why should this be necessary?

102.   But officials at both schools said there appeared to be many more students from Korea and other Asian countries as the demand for higher education there outstripped opportunities.

103.   But other officials said Ms. Berenson was known to American authorities in several South American countries as a friend of revolutionary movements.

104.   But she too said the country as a whole will put the election behind it.

105.   But since the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, Washington has been courting both countries as allies in the campaign against terror.

106.   But Ries, who was born in Germany and came to this country as an adult, believes the fans will come back.

107.   But the state still has a larger percentage of conventionally defined families than the country as a whole, perhaps because of its substantial Hispanic and Asian populations.

108.   But the American official called the Yemeni counterproposal diplomatically deft, since it might be seen at least in Arab countries as only fair.

109.   But the tax-exempt foundation also strikes fear in the hearts of many incumbents around the country as one of the most aggressively negative issue advertisers in elections.

110.   But what chance does she stand for runway glory in a country as small and poor as Cuba?