41.   But observers say the woman once touted as the rising star of the GOP has yet to make her mark on larger national issues.

42.   But teen-agers confront larger issues than choosing sneaker styles.

43.   But on the larger issues -- the refugees and the long freeze between the two countries -- he answered brusquely.

44.   But that is beside the point in the larger issue beyond the basketball court.

45.   But the larger issue is Israeli security.

46.   But the larger issue left hanging in the air was whether the contretemps might loosen up the trial still further with more initiatives to be attempted from the floor.

47.   But the legal system is unable to resolve the larger issues at stake.

48.   But the larger issue of class-action lawsuits is also being debated in the Texas Legislature.

49.   But the larger issue was how the West would gain leverage over the Serbs without a credible threat of force.

50.   But the larger issue, which the Aldrich Ames case raises anew, is whether the spy game is all that useful to national security.