101.   Because the NATO planes were long gone, there was suspicion the Serb forces were trying give the impression of a battle.

102.   Because the plane was running low on fuel, he landed at nearby Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where the Americans were not expected to arrive until the next day.

103.   Because regional planes are small, they had to serve low-demand routes to smaller cities.

104.   Bench planes is a term used to cover the entire range of hand planes.

105.   Because planes are now no bigger than they need to be on any particular route, that middle seat that was once often empty is now regularly taken.

106.   Before the warhead detonated, US planes would be on their way to a retaliatory nuclear strike.

107.   Boeing does not expect the problem to hurt the program, said Ellen LeMond-Holman, a Boeing spokeswoman in St. Louis, where the plane is built.

108.   Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration promptly disagreed that the plane was less airworthy than any others.

109.   Boeing said that since all the planes were out of warranty, the expense would fall on the airlines.

110.   Both planes had been in contact with Van Nuys Airport just before the collision, Dunn said.