11.   But Deaton has thwarted that effort, saying tax assessments are inadequate to cover all the costs, so general fund money would be needed.

12.   But his efforts have been thwarted by a local do-gooder, a veritable cat crusader.

13.   But his history and his often abrasive tactics have thwarted his efforts to consolidate a new power base of his own.

14.   But in almost the same breath, the two leaders, in separate interviews in their capitals last week, set conditions that seem likely to thwart their efforts.

15.   But Iraq again thwarted U.N. efforts to resume inspections on Tuesday by turning back teams of experts in biological, chemical and missile systems.

16.   But Pizza Hut, a division of Pepsico, thwarted the effort to put the advertising on television in Washington.

17.   But Republican opponents in the House, led by a group of conservative Californians, thwarted that effort by threatening to delay passage of the stopgap spending bill.

18.   But the majorities were not large enough to stop opponents from using parliamentary procedures to thwart their efforts.

19.   But the recent flood of news about China on the Internet, largely from Western news agencies, has thwarted their efforts.

20.   But the Snowplowman is always out to thwart their efforts!