21.   But he said the administration had never considered that prospect at all likely, chiefly because the NATO allies did not seem inclined to ask for such help.

22.   But hours after Panetta said the administration would consider a blockade of the island, administration officials began backing away from the threat.

23.   But the administration is now considering postponing the provision for this year in an effort to win approval for the world trade agreement.

24.   But they said that the administration would consider the use of force if the situation deteriorated.

25.   Cavanagh agreed that using natural gas plants is much better than diesel, something the Davis administration is considering.

26.   Castro also referred to a statement last weekend by Leon Panetta, the White House Chief of Staff, that the Clinton administration is considering a blockade of Cuba.

27.   Concerned that diamonds are financing and perpetuating wars in Africa, the Clinton administration is considering actions aimed at halting the illicit-diamond trade, administration officials say.

28.   Concerned that toilets will become magnets for crime, the administration considered returning to the two-toilet approach.

29.   Current federal policy generally bars the reclassification of formerly secret documents, but the Bush administration is considering an executive order that would permit it.

30.   Early on, the Clinton administration considered merging ATF with the FBI, but that option is no longer taken seriously in Washington.