51.   But for grocers, restaurant owners and lovers of leafy roughage, this has been a trying time.

52.   But he said that the objections of restaurant owners in hearings two weeks ago had been compelling.

53.   But in the United States, he and Esther, the daughter of a restaurant owner, have accumulated their own festering history.

54.   But restaurant owners insist that workers have done well in the booming economy, with their income rising quickly through tips.

55.   But some restaurant owners worried that Miss Hirvi may be the exception.

56.   But some restaurant owners complain that the program, under which they promise to persuade workers to more fully report their tips, is coercive.

57.   But restaurant owners and others would argue that tipping is often not handled effectively.

58.   But the most vociferous criticism of the antismoking legislation has come from New York City restaurant owners.

59.   But Webb, the editor at RePlay, said persuading the thousands of bar and restaurant owners to install downloadable jukeboxes could be a tough sell.

60.   Center Director Michael Jacobson accused restaurant owners of not stocking healthy alternatives to traditional sandwich ingredients.