71.  But it was thoroughly housebroken, joining the ruling party in nominating Suharto for president every five years.

72.  But many Serbian politicians and international observers say they believe the opposition coalitions have a good chance of cutting into the absolute power of the ruling party.

73.  But opinion polls show most Mexicans believe the candidate was the victim of a power struggle within the ruling party and was killed on the orders of PRI officials.

74.  But other members of the ruling party sound more conciliatory.

75.  But its critics say the ruling party continues to hold on through a combination of political inertia, dirty tricks, and overwhelming influence in the media.

76.  But others say a tattered ruling party would be hindered from undertaking unpopular changes.

77.  But prosecutors said they expected that Kim Eun-sung would implicate more members of the government and the ruling party.

78.  But the questions that Mbeki raised still simmer within the ruling party.

79.  But violence almost certainly prevented the ruling party from losing more seats than it did, political analysts said.

80.  But the ruling party lost important cities, including Nezahualcoyotl, a vast urban slum in Mexico state that went to the PRD.