111.   But compensation experts said the one-time payment itself was extraordinarily munificent.

112.   But for parents with children enrolled in private schools, tuition payments can be nearly as punishing as college costs.

113.   But before that could happen, Congress decided cost-based Medicare payments should be available to all rural hospitals.

114.   But he and other party leaders said they were worried that such large payments might be counter-productive in the long run.

115.   But he said that the payment itself was not illegal.

116.   But he said the monthly payments were too high on the leases that were available.

117.   But Marketspan appears to be correct when it says the payments were due under contracts that were previously made public.

118.   But many have cut back benefits, saying Medicare payments were still far too low.

119.   But no actual payments are likely to go out for some time, Ratner said.

120.   But some senators said he also suggested that the employer payments would not be automatic if the Congress took no action.