21.   A new provision in the federal immigration law, approved by Congress and President Clinton last fall, relaxes the legal standard used in considering asylum for Chinese refugees.

22.   A look at the new provisions of the health care law which took effect this week.

23.   A new provision of tax law permanently exempts partnerships from regular corporate income tax.

24.   A spokesman for Gov. George Pataki said he would sign the new provision.

25.   But a new provision appeared to ensure that payments to families would be given priority over credit-card debts.

26.   But Freitag said a new provision would be inserted providing for default only if such a challenge were successful.

27.   But in the wake of Enron, senators are considering new provisions they say would avoid gaps in oversight and regulation.

28.   But the agreement also has some new provisions, including a requirement that Hanoi disclose government procurement contracts.

29.   But the new provision may also plant the seeds of new American tensions with China.

30.   But the new provision would allow companies that fail those tests to meet more-subjective standards.