21.   Buchan, in primary focus here, was a prominent literary figure throughout his political career.

22.   Bubis has become a prominent figure on the German political scene.

23.   But an accounting could threaten prominent political figures.

24.   But he developed relationships with a number of prominent figures in Hollywood and helped cut some of the deals that brought them to Columbia.

25.   But Mitch Glaser, a prominent figure in the movement, said its members believed they had a right to wear skullcaps and use other religious items in worship.

26.   But Israeli and American officials have described Marzook as a prominent Hamas figure involved in terrorist activities.

27.   But one prominent figure in the investment-banking community thinks the public has got it just about right.

28.   But the voluntary retirement of so prominent a figure might be an appropriate way to demonstrate how seriously the church is taking this matter.

29.   But there is also a good argument that only prominent black figures have the credibility within the black community to send the message that racism and anti-Semitism are unacceptable.

30.   But the prominent figures of capital journalism collect enormous fees.