21.   After publicity campaigns, anti-violence hotlines nationwide now receive as many complaints about domestic abuse as about bias crimes.

22.   After two years of taking domestic violence victims into her home, Ryan decided to convert her residence officially into the first domestic abuse shelter.

23.   But as the news conference progressed, he and Joumana grew critical of the way Suns management handled his domestic abuse charge and subsequent trade talks.

24.   But according to Wellstone, many welfare recipients look desperately for work or, like Linda Duane of Edison, N.J., are victims of domestic abuse.

25.   But as one juror said after the verdict, this was not a domestic abuse case, it was a murder case.

26.   But he implied that the state has neglected anti-violence education and treatment programs for batterers, and vowed to use his office as a bully pulpit against domestic abuse.

27.   But she said she never told Duquette, who was then general manager of the Expos, or anyone else from the team about the alleged domestic abuse.

28.   But the programs may not be working as well as prosecutors, domestic abuse counselors, victims and batterers themselves would hope.

29.   But then the club suspended Cordero after new allegations of domestic abuse in prior relationships surfaced.

30.   But while praising some companies, several experts on domestic abuse said that most businesses were reacting slowly to the problem.