41.   Because of partisan differences, it seemed likely the meeting would produce mainly symbolic results.

42.   Bush used the tax agreement to cast himself as a leader who can ease partisan differences.

43.   But heavy press coverage this summer of a rash of reported rapes outside discos and in seaside resorts put pressure on lawmakers to put aside partisan differences.

44.   But Republicans also used the plan to blur partisan differences over other issues such as education.

45.   They would react negatively if a quick agreement were struck that blurred partisan differences.

46.   Clinton reaffirmed his belief in a balanced budget but railed against spending cuts in sharp language that laid bare the partisan philosophical differences between Democrats and Republicans.