61.   But he is also apt to swing at a bad pitch and ground out to second base.

62.   But like many regional banks, it has lost ground to specialized companies like First USA.

63.   But in district elections last year, the Democrats lost ground to the main pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong.

64.   But now Pataki will have to yield some ground to Schumer, although aides to both men say the two sides have already begun discussions to reach some accommodation.

65.   But it is rapidly losing its lead, having ceded ground to Asahi in most other categories.

66.   But its political consequence was to give the higher ground to the White House.

67.   But polls this year show him steadily losing ground to Frist.

68.   But the company has lost ground to parallel clusters, built by competitors like IBM and Compaq, that run simulations of car crashes.

69.   But she suggested that fear of theft, combined with other local inconveniences, was causing the show to lose ground to the June show in Las Vegas.

70.   But the senior Texas senator said that Republicans are going to have to give some ground to Democrats.