11.   But at the next, Lazio has gone after Clinton with as much spirit as Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ever did, before he quit the race for health reasons.

12.   But he declined to urge Bradley to quit the race.

13.   But he quit the race after failing to win any early primary or caucus elections.

14.   But last week, he quit the race to run instead for Congress.

15.   But late Tuesday, he was considering quitting the race after weak finishes in primaries in Georgia, Maryland, Colorado and several New England states.

16.   But Wilson quit the race two months ago.

17.   Democratic Party leaders are now hoping to convince Arnold to quit the race and perhaps consider a bid for secretary of state instead.

18.   Even though he quit the race weeks ago, Steve Forbes beat Pat Buchanan in the recent Nevada primary and Lamar Alexander outpolled Alan Keyes.

19.   Forbes quit the race, but his departure came after mail-in balloting was under way in Nevada.

20.   Forbes agreed and said he would quit the race if he failed to beat Dole in another round of primaries next week.