11.   Aiming at full equality, the legislation also gives divorced men the right to seek alimony from their former wives.

12.   But Hutchison said she was not prepared to back federal legislation giving states the ability to open the courts to lawsuits against HMOs.

13.   But the legislation now gives cities some flexibility by allowing some of the grant money to be used to pay for overtime without a local share.

14.   Goodlatte said his legislation would give American companies a fair chance against foreign competition.

15.   He said the legislation gives the United States more leverage and protections on trade issues than it would have gotten under normal WTO partnership rules.

16.   In fact, one insurance company executive recently acknowledged that his plan would not charge higher premiums to patients if legislation gave patients the right to sue.

17.   In an effort to stop terrorists before they strike, the legislation would give law enforcement unprecedented power to seize property in criminal investigations.

18.   New anti-terrorism legislation gives authorities sweeping powers to track online communications, a move that concerns privacy groups.

19.   Q. The legislation gives President Clinton authority to wave some of what you would consider to be the more onerous provisions of that legislation.

20.   Sen. Jeff Bingaman Thursday pushed for legislation to give federal aid to schools with the worst dropout rates in the country.