11.   A Bush administration could of course seek to rescind the new rules by issuing its own set of rules.

12.   A White House spokeswoman, Nicolle Devenish, suggested that the administration will seek to overturn the House action, but she did not elaborate.

13.   Accordingly, the administration sought to bar Western European trade with the Soviet Union and Japanese trade with China.

14.   Albright said the administration is seeking effective ways to support opposition factions but did not want to discuss them in public.

15.   But conservatives counter that presidential politics is afoot as the administration seeks to cover up its legislative defeats with baseless accusations.

16.   But Democrats suggested that the Whitman administration was seeking more optimistic forecasts.

17.   But last month, the Clinton administration sought to bridge the gap by signing a U.S.-Baltic charter with the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

18.   But last spring, the new administration sought a review of the rule as part of its energy initiative.

19.   But in trying to forge a peace settlement, the administration never sought economic or arms sanctions.

20.   But one senior official said the administration would seek to prevent Islamic charities that receive American donations from channeling that money to Hamas.