61.   But some European leaders said U.S. efforts to stem the violence were at a dead end.

62.   But some European leaders also urged caution on Wednesday.

63.   But on the eve of the Madrid meeting, European leaders are again sending contradictory signals about what they expect from America.

64.   But the political landscape has changed enormously since European leaders signed the treaty.

65.   But those were the goals of European leaders rather than of ordinary people.

66.   But whenever the United States seemed to lean, however slightly, toward a more detached role in world affairs, the same European leaders began to squirm.

67.   But what is now ahead for the European leaders is convincing the public to embrace it.

68.   But, he said, the European leaders had no choice but to try.

69.   But to most European political leaders, Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Government forces have all violated the peace, even if Muslim civilians have suffered disproportionately.

70.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl, his closest ally, led the first of many tributes by European leaders Monday.