31.   The explosives are typically volatile and less powerful than military versions, and the so-called Qassam rockets made by local machine shops are notoriously inaccurate and have limited range.

32.   The jet was carrying electronic equipment as part of its function as a target, he said, but would not have been carrying explosives of any kind.

33.   The pop-bottle explosives found recently were the weird science experiments of out-of-town stagehands.

34.   The new explosive was far more stable than nitroglycerin and packed the necessary wallop to cut through hard rock.

35.   The relative ease with which explosives could be smuggled across borders by bribing customs officials.

36.   The sheriff said he had heard that there was concern that there might be explosives in the house but referred all other questions to the Justice Department in Washington.

37.   The system, known as Egis, takes air samples and then analyzes whether any explosives are present, and if so what type and how much.

38.   The UConn explosives were slow in coming, as the Huskies missed their first possession.

39.   Then explosives had been primed at the center of each memorial wall and within the cupola with its legend about eternity.

40.   Their American counterparts do far less scanning, meaning explosives are easier to plant.