41.   A scolding resolution is their insurance policy for giving him a constitutional pass.

42.   A strong resolution of censure is not as bad as the likely alternative, a highly partisan effort to impeach the president.

43.   Albright stressed that President Clinton has not decided yet to attack Iraq, adding that the administration sees some signs that a peaceful resolution is possible.

44.   All of which suggests that a draft U.N. resolution could still be forthcoming within a fortnight, as diplomats had hoped before the Chinese embassy uproar.

45.   Budget resolutions are not laws but simply guides to Congress on the direction of tax and spending legislation for the rest of the year.

46.   But at least there will be a resolution, Lockhart said.

47.   But comforting resolutions are the norm.

48.   But a Gingrich spokesperson said the resolution was among several bills pulled because time was running out at the end of the session.

49.   But he agreed with other council members that a formal resolution was not necessary, and that a simple council statement would be adequate to mark the change.

50.   But diplomats said that the resolution was a potent gesture of political support for the United States even if it should decide to take action on its own.