11.   But Pataki insisted that the state would continue to monitor the programs and would impose some restrictions that would require the counties to finance specific programs.

12.   But the specifics of which programs will be financed, and with how much government money, seem certain to provoke intense competition.

13.   But we hope that when she presents her budget next month, the plan to finance new programs is fiscally as well as programmatically sound.

14.   Congress, suddenly outraged after years of financing the program, held public hearings.

15.   Congressional Republicans have been reluctant to finance the program at the levels requested by the president in recent years, resulting in a large backlog in applicants.

16.   Defenders of the system argue that it protects the public from shoddy work and helps finance education programs.

17.   Democratic lawmakers have said that financing the program is one of their top priorities this year.

18.   Economic and social programs are financed almost entirely from voluntary contributions.

19.   Executives of Allianz have long wanted to acquire a retail banking network through which they could sell insurance, mutual funds and privately financed pension programs.

20.   He added that the World Bank was putting too much emphasis on shrinking the industry and financing social programs for the miners.