21.   That in turn could lead to a humanitarian disaster when the bitter Balkan winter sets in.

22.   The blockage jeopardized U.N. efforts to rush in supplies to rebuild destroyed or damaged houses before the onset of the harsh Balkan winter.

23.   The buzz of rebel military activity across Kosovo during this uneasy Balkan winter is unmistakable.

24.   There have many violations of the cease-fire but together with the snow, it has kept fighting generally in check during the Balkan winter.

25.   Then, he admitted he was not sure the air campaign will allow the Kosovar Albanian refugees to go back before the onset of the harsh Balkan winter.

26.   They discovered the bitter Balkan winter, fiery plum brandy and a brutality that is foreign to their traditional warrior upbringing.

27.   They fear a humanitarian disaster as harsh Balkan winter approaches.

28.   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Tuesday that progress on a solution to the Kosovo conflict must come soon if refugees are to escape the hardship of a Balkan winter.

29.   With the severe Balkan winter approaching, fighting in the Bihac area has been intense for the past several weeks.

30.   With fields left unharvested and livestock scattered or dead, human rights workers are warning of an even bigger tragedy once the harsh Balkan winter arrives.