21.   Bad weather hampered the search on Monday, said Maj. Piet Paxton, spokesman for the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center.

22.   Bad weather has hampered search efforts for two French mountaineers missing for about two weeks in the Pakistani Himalayas, a police official said Monday.

23.   Bad weather hampered operations to salvage the ship and to control the oil spill.

24.   Bad weather hampered the salvage operation for two days, but the sub was finally raised Thursday.

25.   Bad weather hampers relief efforts.

26.   Bad weather had hampered earlier NATO airstrikes.

27.   Bad weather hampered removal the final carriage of the four-car train, which was wedged under the roof of the station platform.

28.   Bad weather hampered the search Friday.

29.   Bad weather has hampered NATO air operations over Yugoslavia since late Saturday.

30.   Bad weather had hampered some NATO airstrikes.