101.   But progress on lesser problems is well within the power of Prendergast and Pataki.

102.   But progress on the capture of war criminals and the return of refugees routed from their homes has been slow.

103.   But progress on the auto trade front has remained elusive, as it had for both the Bush and Reagan administration trade czars before Kantor.

104.   But that hope seems to have died with the fading of progress on Middle East peace talks.

105.   But some legal experts said releasing the plan to reporters as Clinton was departing for China appeared timed to give the appearance of progress on human rights.

106.   But the company reports good progress on technical issues.

107.   But progress on many outstanding measures has not come easily, now that partisan bickering has returned to the Capitol.

108.   But progress on those fronts has been slow.

109.   But the negotiators made what some of them described as significant progress on other issues, especially on spending.

110.   But the two sides have made no progress on the status of DEA agents.