11.   Each of these countries now says a strike against Iraq cannot be launched without consulting the Security Council.

12.   It turned out that a Norwegian space rocket had been launched without incident.

13.   Launching without failures is one big advantage for customers.

14.   NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia were launched without such approval.

15.   The two Russian segments were launched without adequate noise-reducing systems, forcing Shepherd and his crew to wear ear plugs when they sleep.

16.   They tend to agonize over whether it was a sneak attack, launched without a prior declaration of war.

17.   And it was unthinkable that the final stage would be launched without the participation of Germany and France.

18.   But administration officials, determined not to repeat the mistakes made in Somalia, told the Times that no invasion would be launched without a firm plan for disengagement.

19.   The strike was launched without warning and caused chaos at Rome and Milan airports.

20.   It is generally acknowledged that the single currency could not possibly be launched without these two leading proponents of the change.