31.   Though terrorism was quickly discounted, images of the plane blasting a hole in the side of a skyscraper were chilling reminders of the World Trade Center attacks.

32.   Within days, British naval divers were on the scene and, after blasting a hole in the ship, managed to recover most of the gold.

33.   One group of soldiers blasted a hole in the ceiling, through which the hostages were freed.

34.   The image of tanks blasting holes in the White House became a dismal microcosm of the disappointment, the chaos and the paradox of Russia under Yeltsin.