51.   But gradually throughout the day, the British military presence increased on the city streets.

52.   But his very appearance on an American aircraft carrier conveyed the message that Washington intended to maintain a military presence in the region.

53.   But if Washington is seen as impeding North-South reconciliation, that will erode support in the South for the U.S. military presence.

54.   But Luz Fuentes, a mother of two waiting for a flight to Miami, said the idea of a military presence scared her.

55.   But many Georgian politicians and military leaders want much more from the US military presence.

56.   But Israeli negotiators are demanding some continued Israeli military presence, at least transitionally, on the mountaintop itself.

57.   But Ota again refused to sign and presented the national government with demands to curb the U.S. military presence.

58.   But quietly, over time, the United States and Saudi Arabia should begin talks to reduce the American military presence because our mutual interests will require that change.

59.   But Mohammed Imam, a Hebron resident, said that the solution was a foreign military presence to offset the Israeli soldiers.

60.   But some Russian veterans say the United States may not be able to avoid increasing its military presence.