11.   A number of BIA jobs in Albuquerque could be lost if the proposal is adopted.

12.   Already Attorney General John Ashcroft is pressing Congress to adopt several proposals that would give law enforcement officials greater surveillance freedom.

13.   But Arthur Levitt, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, called on public companies to adopt the proposals now.

14.   But it is unlikely that any bill adopting the proposal could be passed in this session of Congress, said lawyers involved in the cases who met here Tuesday.

15.   Catholic university presidents list an array of problems they would face if the latest proposals were adopted.

16.   Even if the proposals are adopted, Treasury officials said that corporate tax evasion would continue to flourish without tough new legislation.

17.   Even as the Congress debates these issues, many states have already adopted similar proposals.

18.   Federal officials hope to adopt a proposal before the end of the year.

19.   Fed officials said that if the proposal is adopted, they would initially set the discount rate a full percentage point above the federal funds target rate.

20.   He could adopt the proposal, reject it or modify it.