71.   But others applauded the move as an appropriate one.

72.   But other critics characterized the move as a belated concession.

73.   But Robert Reich, the labor secretary, dismissed the move as inconsequential.

74.   But Republicans saw the move as an effort on behalf of Gore to distance the administration from a controversial census decision.

75.   But some experts described the move as desperate and unethical.

76.   But most executives here viewed the move as a step down for Hofmann, a blunt-spoken and colorful rival to the phlegmatic and aloof Sarrazin.

77.   But that has not stopped left-wing Israelis from hailing the Saudi move as a potential rallying point for their dispirited ranks.

78.   But Sun is not describing its move as a head-on confrontation with Microsoft.

79.   But the government refused to characterize those moves as an intervention, saying instead that the government was merely raising local currency to finance a temporary budget deficit.

80.   But Republicans at the meeting derided the move as an election year ploy.