11.   Israeli officials have defended the operation, launched as part of a wide military campaign against Palestinian militants that had successfully unleashed a series of suicide bombers in Israel.

12.   Like the Concorde the new Cunard liner was launched as a fusion of luxury and modernity.

13.   Launched as an annual publication, the new magazine is scheduled to go quarterly next year beginning with the spring issue.

14.   MasterCard International sued American Express Co. and Advanta Corp. to halt a credit card program they launched as a joint venture.

15.   The LaGrange program was launched as a community effort supported by local sponsors and LaGrange College.

16.   To launch himself as an artist, he sought a quieter, more studious setting.

17.   Turner South, a regional channel, and Boomerang, a second cartoon channel, will still launch as planned.

18.   When you turn it on, the PC Theatre comes up as a full-screen TV, the opposite of the Destination, which launches as a computer.

19.   You would think in a real attack, THAAD would have to go after not only missiles launched as straight arrows, but also errant mistakes.

20.   Al-Hayat quoted unidentified Arab sources as saying that the crackdown was launched as a precaution against possible protests against the talks.