11.  In Constantinople the Porte, until far into the eighteenth century, paid to representatives of the western states a maintenance allowance graduated according to their rank.

12.  Although this court has jurisdiction only over six Western states, both parties have indicated that they will apply it nationally.

13.  Although the ruling covers only six Western states, House Republican leaders and strategists are considering a plan to funnel millions of dollars in highly contested races nationwide.

14.  And all this could have been accomplished by the normal leasing process which is how many ski resorts in the Western states acquire use of the land.

15.  And in the western industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Free Democrats were swept out of town hall after town hall.

16.  And new home construction increased in April, although most of the gain was limited to western states.

17.  And the Miller Brewing Co., a supplier of beer to five Western states, shut down the suds at its Irwindale brewery.

18.  And several senators from Western states suggested that long-term power contracts signed when prices soared last year could be ripped up if evidence shows that Enron artificially inflated prices.

19.  And lawmakers from Western states are also pressing to restore funds of pollution cleanup efforts, as well as for other federal energy activities.

20.  And summer use last year might have been held down by publicity over wildfires in the Western states.