31.   But more important than funding the project was earning the trust of the Agee and Gates families.

32.   But it can be difficult to persuade the local government authorities who oversee these villages to agree to fund such projects.

33.   But the desire for fiscal austerity in the new, Republican-controlled Congress makes it unlikely such an expensive project can be funded, according to Dicks.

34.   But the Texas Legislature has not funded the project.

35.   Corps officials cite tight budgets and the ability of local communities to fund the projects themselves to explain their action.

36.   Delays in funding new projects would reduce competition, analysts said.

37.   Davis wants Austin-area businesses to fund the project.

38.   El Paso expects to fund the project through permanent project debt financing.

39.   Dynamic Eastern, like many Thai finance companies, is controlled by a small group of shareholders who often use their lending unit to fund new projects.

40.   Further, Silver said, the governor has many pots from which he could fund such projects.