31.   A direct hit by a Russian rocket flattened the garage, killing them instantly.

32.   A direct hit sent a ball of flame shooting from the top of the downtown building.

33.   A direct hit.

34.   A direct lightning hit can turn the best surge protection into a lump of carbon.

35.   A direct lightning hit on the electrical wires coming into your home will turn any surge protector into a lump of melted plastic.

36.   A paint store on Seventh Street took a direct hit.

37.   Across the Leeward Islands, which suffered a direct hit by the storm on Sunday night and early Monday, that process was already under way.

38.   Air Force spokesmen admit that with the advanced nuclear weaponry of today, not even the miles of rock shielding NORAD would save it from a direct hit.

39.   But nuclear industry officials counter that reactor containment domes can withstand a direct hit from a jetliner.

40.   Certain industries took a direct hit, such as the travel, tourism and service industries, she said.