31.   But Cristina and her friends are packing bags and dropping plans.

32.   But for the moment, Koykka said, Czech resistance is too much and Anheuser has dropped plans to buy into the brewery.

33.   But it dropped original plans to include Microsoft Office in the complaint, as some state attorneys general had urged, to streamline an already complex case.

34.   But officials at the agency revealed Tuesday that they had dropped the plan because of concerns that it would cost more to administer than it would generate in fees.

35.   But it was disappointing to see the Texas governor embrace that disputed certification and call upon Gore to drop his plan to contest the Florida results.

36.   But she had to drop the plan after she visited the Parliamentary library.

37.   But that plan has been dropped for the moment for reasons that have not been spelled out.

38.   But the priest dropped his plans to go to India after they became public.

39.   Cabletron threatened to launch a bidding war but dropped the plan this week.

40.   Cabletron, another big player, had threatened to start a bidding war for Chipcom, but it dropped those plans last week.