21.   The administration adopted a more pliant approach to takeovers and the issue of size, although it still conducts routine antitrust reviews of mergers.

22.   The administration is adopting new rules that will eliminate all but those with minor criminal records from consideration as foster parents.

23.   The administration has adopted that position and the Senate recently beat back an effort to raise the fuel standards.

24.   The Bush administration has adopted a hard line in international negotations.

25.   The Clinton administration has adopted a dual approach to dealing with the case.

26.   The coalition filed suit last August against the FDA, in anticipation that the Clinton administration would adopt the rules initially proposed by the agency.

27.   The Bush administration has not adopted that condition but it has been pressing for change, particularly to the many overlapping security agencies.

28.   The Clinton administration has adopted a dual approach to dealing with the poignant story of Elian Gonzalez.

29.   The first thing is for the administration to adopt goals that are clear, and most important, limited.

30.   The proposed legislation reflects a deep strain of discontent among lawmakers who say that the administration has adopted an unjustifiably lenient approach to Mexico and other countries.