21.   But Sherman said he thinks the tax agency could try harder.

22.   But the court records show that government agencies often tried to foist Sheila on one another, claiming the other office was better equipped to handle her.

23.   But she said the agency was trying to do a better job.

24.   But what struck me was the wooden, methodical, textbook way the agency tried to deal with such a unique situation.

25.   But this is not the first time the agency has tried to solve the problem, nor the first contract it has signed for new computer equipment.

26.   Debra said the boys have formed family units, which the agency has tried to keep together.

27.   Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said Tuesday the agency is trying to track reports of side effects.

28.   Duffy said the agency is trying to settle more cases in an effort to resolve issues more quickly.

29.   During the next several months, Gilligan said, the agency tried to determine whether Strandflex cable was ever used by airlines and found no such evidence.

30.   Earlier this spring, the agency tried to restrain prices in California.