11.   A spokeswoman for Kohlberg Kravis said the firm had decided not to invest, because philosophical differences led to an inability to agree on certain management terms.

12.   A White House spokesman suggested the philosophical differences between President Clinton and the GOP majority may be too great to be resolved.

13.   All comments on the parting point to philosophical differences regarding the direction of the Astros.

14.   Bush has barely begun to function as chief executive, but already we see an important example of the vast philosophical differences between the two men.

15.   Brinckerhoff resigned in late January, citing philosophical differences with the administration.

16.   But large philosophical differences remain between the administration and the Republicans over how to overhaul Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare.

17.   But Republicans do want to use the budget debate to highlight the philosophical differences between themselves and the Democrats.

18.   But six months later Ms. Oatman left the school, bitter over philosophical differences with her sister.

19.   But the biggest philosophical differences between the institute and the authors of the book relate to farming practices.

20.   But the candidates got to an essential philosophical difference straight away.