41.  But for the Democrats, the Republican plan was unacceptable.

42.  But he declined to say what he thought of the Republican plan to cut federal education spending by nearly one third.

43.  But liberal groups say Republican plans would favor the wealthy.

44.  But many agencies have snapped into action in the last two weeks, galvanized by Republican plans to end their existence or cut their budgets.

45.  But members of both parties in Congress, debating Republican plans for tax cuts that Clinton bitterly opposes as too deep, saw no such subtleties.

46.  But that is a political dodge around the important question of whether the hospitals and doctors would get enough under the Republican plan to provide quality care.

47.  But Republican leadership aides said on Tuesday that Gingrich had been talking about the difference between the Republican plan and proposals made earlier this year by President Clinton.

48.  But the heart of the Republican plan is the effort to create more choices for Medicare beneficiaries.

49.  But Secretary Shalala said that the Republican plan would sharply curtail spending for the standard Medicare program, so many beneficiaries would have to join health maintenance organizations.

50.  But to remain with strict spending limits that both parties have vowed to honor, the Republican plan would require deep cuts in most other programs.