1.   The Houston couple chose an international adoption, because it was faster and less complicated.

2.   Although scattered international adoptions took place after World War II, families in which the children looked markedly different from the parents began to appear after the Korean War.

3.   At the time, there was no system in place for international adoptions.

4.   Brownback said that could happen largely because an American central authority would add a layer of bureaucracy to the current international adoption process.

5.   But individual adoption agencies report seeing more cases of it, in part, experts say, because over the last few years international adoptions have increased markedly.

6.   But private international adoptions fail at rates similar to state placements, said Pavao, particularly when children come from orphanages or war-torn countries.

7.   But promoters of international adoption insist that the Polreis case had nothing to do with the fact that David was adopted from a foreign country.

8.   But what may seem obvious is really a simplistic approach that does not take into consideration the myriad problems and conflicts involving international adoptions.

9.   Czech law did not permit international adoptions, making it impossible for the babies to find a home.

10.   Duma Deputy Tamara Leto, a sponsor of the law, said it corresponds with United Nations standards on international adoptions.