31.   But a much larger issue remains, and it goes to the heart of the democratic process.

32.   But all that bloodshed left little imprint on the larger issues of peace with Syria.

33.   But for Jean-Marc Coppola, the regional secretary of the General Confederation of Labor, a larger issue is at stake.

34.   But attorney Marita Hopkins, corporation counsel for the city of Boston, said she was happy Young recognized the need to quickly settle the larger issue.

35.   But he cautioned that negotiations on direct links in trade and transportation could not be divorced from the larger political issues.

36.   But it countered that the larger issue is that Napster has failed to filter many copyrighted works and is not policing its site as required under the court order.

37.   But it is in his exchanges with the Democrats on the committee that the larger political issues will take shape.

38.   But on the larger issues of trade and diplomacy it remains trapped in a futile policy from the Cold War past.

39.   But over the long haul the company confronts some larger issues.

40.   But political analysts note that larger issues lie behind the dismissal.