31.   But Braves president Stan Kasten argues the flurry of lucrative contracts given players by various teams last week does not suggest a baseball salary cap is unneeded.

32.   But at least he knows what he is in for after signing the most lucrative contract in baseball history.

33.   But King no longer controls him and appears to be trying to angle his top fighters into more lucrative HBO contracts.

34.   But in many respects, it makes no difference whether China explicitly asks for corporate assistance in Washington or it is a natural byproduct of their lucrative contracts.

35.   But it was Giuliani himself who offered the first preliminary judgment on the questions raised by the flawed competition for the lucrative contracts.

36.   But there were delays in awarding the lucrative contract because one of the losing bidders, Lockheed Martin IMS, had filed a lawsuit.

37.   By doing so, he went against the basis on which Richard Jacobs, the owner, offered him the lucrative contract earlier this year.

38.   By signing Sehorn to such a lucrative contract, the Giants may have all but halted contract extension talks between the Jets and their cornerback Aaron Glenn.

39.   But with the lucrative contract comes a hefty price tag.

40.   Chandler had grown up in San Bernardino but changed schools when he entered high school to be with Otis, who received a lucrative contract from Nike.