81.  But by Sunday night, lower-level Chinese officials were clearly fighting a rear-guard action, raising anew issues that the Americans thought were long settled.

82.  But because they want both U.S. and Chinese officials to attend, they are careful not to call them festive or mournful.

83.  But Chinese officials and economists seem to take some pleasure in having proved their skeptics wrong, at least in the short term.

84.  But Chinese officials used the forum to express their displeasure with the imminent rule.

85.  But change is exactly what a majority of IOC delegates, as well as Chinese Olympic officials, say they are counting on.

86.  But Chinese officials are loath to change the document, which they largely drafted.

87.  But Chinese officials have not responded, and Tibet, despite the efforts of its exiles and foreign supporters, remains immensely remote from the Western world.

88.  But Chinese officials have refused to agree to a significant increase in their bill.

89.  But Chinese officials said any park must be built on the mainland.

90.  But Chinese officials continued to reiterate their opinion that India had touched off the crisis by testing its own nuclear devices earlier this month.