The second argument in defense of Chávez s legacy is a bit more robust, but not much.

2010 New York, not so much.

Not this time. The record plunge in consumer demand during the Great Recession has been followed by persistently subpar consumption growth.

What troubles me is not that video game violence is becoming more and more like real life violence, but that real life violence is starting to look more and more like a video game.

But a simulacrum falls apart much faster.

Indeed, Israel's occupation and practices provided the breeding ground for the activities of suicide bombers, the effects of which, though not the reasons for which, had frequently been condemned by the Palestinian side.

Actually, he has not handled them very much, at least not in public.

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living ye therefore do greatly err.

But government dishonesty is not that different.

But it will be much more difficult to persuade China that it should stand down.

But there is a much better strategy than tradable permits.

But the free gift isn't like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

Clearly, responses to conflicting political interests are often cast in religious terms, but that is only an expedient disguise used by those pursuing narrow political and national objectives.

But unemployment has not climbed far above 10 , either.

But Israel s margin for strategic error will shrink even further.

But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

But not the dollar.

It is not an easy choice, but it is one that Iran s leaders cannot postpone for much longer.

No one who is not well versed in financial legerdemain can make much sense of this battle of the bonds. But behind it lie two moral attitudes, which are much easier to grasp.

This time, there seems to be much less justification for such arbitrary choices.

But fun is not enough.

But education is not enough.

But not completely.

But that is not enough.

This is no small challenge, but there is no viable alternative.

Ray Hartley, posting on The Times, South Africa, blog adds

but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

But the bill is far more alarming than that.

But behind it lie two moral attitudes, which are much easier to grasp.

But the thing I want you to think about when we think about conservatives not so much this issue of the 1980 convention the thing to think about is this They go to church.

Not long before Mr. Teszler s own death at the age of 97, he heard me hold forth on human iniquity.

The way is not for the coward but for the hero.

But this is not always true.

But this is not 2008.

But Humala is hardly a saint.

But today is not that day.

But it is not crucial.

And that's not all!

But, that would not work at all.

Drawn just right, still not funny enough.

But there is no automaticity as to the start of talks.