41.   But how long that remains true could be counted in days, even hours.

42.   But in the remote rural areas controlled by the rebels, votes could be counted in the scores instead of the thousands.

43.   But on the ground, what counts most in business is still personal relationships.

44.   But the front line that counted most in his career most was in front of the television cameras, armed with sound bites.

45.   But the administration has yet to say how people who exercise this option will be counted in studies like the census.

46.   But the NASD panel said that legal fees and post-judgment interest would not be counted in calculating the amount of actual damages.

47.   But, they said, the ballot counting in Florida raises a host of important questions about holes, individual will, rational choice and other philosophical matters.

48.   But when I count the stabilities in my life, and the true gifts, your love is placed at the top of that list.

49.   But when it counted, like so many times in this frustrating year, the Clippers blew their opportunity.

50.   But when the ballots from the rest of the nation were counted in November, the only state besides Maine to vote for Landon was Vermont.