21.   The administration has threatened a veto over this issue, and lawmakers are negotiating plans to delay deregulation for two years or even longer.

22.   The administration threatens veto for fear that the Republican onslaught against the United Nations with him as its Satan-figure, might win some know-nothing votes.

23.   The administration has all but threatened a veto if the tax bill is not reshaped to meet its demands.

24.   The administration has threatened a veto if the Senate language remains in the final bill.

25.   The administration is threatening to veto the Senate version, written by Phil Gramm, and is embracing the House bill.

26.   The administration is also threatening separate economic sanctions against China for failing to stop its factories from wholesale piracy of copyrighted music compact disks and computer software.

27.   The Bush administration has threatened to veto the bill if such language passes.

28.   The Bush administration has threatened to veto the Senate bill because it does not limit punitive damages awards in civil lawsuits related to terrorism.

29.   The Clinton administration Friday threatened to veto a bill curbing federal regulatory power unless it was substantially weakened.

30.   The Clinton administration is also threatening to act against Japanese airlines in a dispute over international air cargo routes.