41.   But execs remain optimistic that they will continue to fly as more aid is on the horizon and travel is picking up.

42.   But food aid has been necessary for years in these hills, say officials who have concluded that these slopes simply cannot support the resident population.

43.   But he complained this week that no one had told him that aid might be available for future months.

44.   But he told reporters later at a White House news conference that more financial aid would be critical to Jordan, an extremely poor country.

45.   But Kozyrev agrees that Western aid is far less important than private investment, and that time is precisely what Russia needs.

46.   But Russian officials said that the aid was unnecessary.

47.   But so far, no federal aid has been forthcoming.

48.   But she is a far more reluctant suitor when military aid is concerned.

49.   But some sort of divinational aid may be required.

50.   But that aid was also contingent on an agreement by the Colombian police and armed forces to observe human rights.