71.   Burton, under fire, made a public statement the next morning, defending his decision to delay counting.

72.   But a clear public statement, what amounts to an ultimatum, would focus the attention of both Western opinion and the Serbs.

73.   Buchanan declined to give interviews or make a public statement Friday, leaving it to his aides to hand out the news release.

74.   But behind the uncompromising public statements, more pragmatic approaches are also being discussed seriously for the first time on those thorniest of disputed issues.

75.   But China has not made any public statements about those agreements and appears intent on emphasizing its control of the situation and restricting diplomatic access to the crew.

76.   But China has not made any public statements about those agreements and appears intent on emphasizing its control of the situation.

77.   But Aleman, normally a fierce critic of Ortega, has been uncharacteristically restrained and conciliatory in his public statements.

78.   But behind the uncompromising public statements, more pragmatic approaches to those thorniest of issues are being discussed seriously among Arab leaders for the first time.

79.   But here Wednesday, Powell heard only a strong public statement of support from allies who had been pressing for weeks for American intervention in the Mideast.

80.   But I have to ask him if such public statements are going to help the peace process.