21.   Republicans insist, however, that such national programs foster needless federal bureaucracy that diverts resources that could be used by the states.

22.   Some, however, question whether prostitution is indeed a serious problem that the police should be diverting resources to fight.

23.   Such programs divert resources from measures that could save more lives for less money.

24.   Supporters said the bill would stem the tide of illegal immigrants, who they said divert resources from legal citizens.

25.   Still, the Pentagon argued against this modest role, saying that it would divert resources from the war on terrorism.

26.   The bad news is that workers are chafing under the impression that their raise pool is stagnant because resources are diverted elsewhere.

27.   The decision to divert resources to other states was made by strategists at the national headquarters in Austin.

28.   The expense of outfitting a carrier group would require China to skew its defense budget toward naval power or divert significant resources from important civilian projects.

29.   The INS has diverted resources to other tasks, leaving vacant many staff positions dedicated to processing criminal aliens while they are in prison.

30.   The speakers said Saturday that if Giuliani really wanted to help the homeless, he would divert the resources from law enforcement toward job training and low-income housing.