41.  But China has embraced them to grow cotton and other crops faster than any other Asian nation.

42.  But despite the overall decline, the Clinton administration continues to be stymied in its efforts to reduce the trade deficits with big Asian nations.

43.  But it still trails Asian nations like South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia.

44.  But like Mexico before the crisis, some Asian nations disclose relatively little reliable economic data that would warn investors of impending trouble.

45.  But more turbulent Asian nations are losing visitors.

46.  But now, as the Philippines follows other Asian nations in trying to open its economy and become another Asian tiger, the rules are changing.

47.  But not all Asian nations are prepared to go along with his vision of a new Pacific trading bloc.

48.  But some analysts say that, as in some other Asian nations, the economic squeeze may have heightened a variety of grievances.

49.  But that process has stalled, and many nations in the region have shifted their focus to reaching agreements among themselves and with European and Asian nations.

50.  By this analogy, any agreement to limit the fluctuations of currencies of Asian nations will be called the dragon in the tunnel.