51.  But for political reasons, and in reaction to a looming international threat, virtually no one protested the final bill.

52.  But Hashemi and many women say those arguments are born of a misreading of religious texts and of narrow-minded political reasons.

53.  But if U.S. automakers felt they were hurt for political reasons, and that Mercedes got undue advantage, they were not saying so publicly.

54.  But for unrelated political reasons, Senate majority leader Trent Lott has not yet taken the crucial first step of putting the bill on the calendar for a vote.

55.  But he does not want to be accused of picking someone for purely political reasons.

56.  But many Israelis considered it distasteful when her funeral was delayed for political reasons, and their empathy began to cool.

57.  But obvious political reasons also explain why the new measures, in particular the lifting of the bank holiday, have not yet taken effect.

58.  But opposition leaders accuse her of using the crisis to keep bad news out of the papers for political reasons.

59.  But other capitals, including Nairobi, Kenya, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, were ruled out, despite their conveniences, for largely political reasons.

60.  But Kohl had political reasons too.