81.   But Hughes said the governor had not been briefed on the incident and was not going to issue a public statement.

82.   But in interviews and in public statements, senior Pentagon officials listed some of the measures they are taking to counter the threat.

83.   But in his public statement, Rather made no excuses.

84.   But in his public statement, released through his lawyer, Thomas E. Dwyer Jr., Kennedy was contrite.

85.   But in public statements and private councils, Rumsfeld argues forcefully that the war on terrorism must span the globe and will last for years.

86.   But in a public statement, a senior Philippine commander said the military was still operating on the assumption that the Burnhams were on Basilan.

87.   But in public statements this week, Stepashin has assured members of parliament that he will not stray far from the Primakov platform.

88.   But its leaders put much more credence in the unqualified public statements of support they hear from majorities in both houses of Congress.

89.   But many exceptions are made, including if the public official avoids work or public statements that might directly change the value of their stock holdings.

90.   But Mubarak suggested that his Israeli counterpart had remained as defiant in private as he had been in his public statements.