11.  - No terrorist group would use nuclear weapons because such an action would be self-defeating and would bring worldwide scorn.

12.  A possible deterrent to such an action, though, is the uncertainty of the appeal outcome.

13.  Academics, attorneys and legal scholars said they knew of no precedent for such an action.

14.  But economists said such an action would run counter to goals of reducing smoking by raising the consumer costs of cigarettes.

15.  But Boeing, worrying about a backlash among its airline customers and suppliers who build for both airline makers, could be reluctant to encourage such an action.

16.  But such an action would probably upset the banks, which are seeking to provide capital to Lucent at a higher rate.

17.  But others questioned the need for such an action.

18.  But the mayor just as quickly denied that such a statement had ever been made or such an action taken, implying that there was no problem to fix.

19.  But the Klan sued in federal court, and a judge ruled that they could participate, because nothing in state regulations prohibited such an action.

20.  But the step, apparently the first such action by a president in support of any piece of federal legislation affecting gays, not only has symbolic meaning.