31.   It severed links with Myanmar and China.

32.   It was not immediately clear whether the attack on the fuel convoy would sever these remaining links.

33.   Messages posted to electronic forums eventually expire or scroll off to oblivion, but Web pages are immortal until their links are severed or the server computer is reformatted.

34.   Republicans also want to sever the link between Medicaid and Aids to Families with Dependent Children by exempting states from offering Medicaid to AFDC recipients.

35.   Russia severed links with NATO Wednesday.

36.   Some experts say there is no way to sever the link between words and violence short of never saying anything that might be perceived as controversial.

37.   The announcement Wednesday that Egypt would reduce diplomatic contacts and sever other links with Israel, but would not cut diplomatic relations, seemed unlikely to placate the protesters.

38.   The bill is indeed about Congress, in the sense that it attempts to sever the link between money raised and legislation passed.

39.   The Colombian military must also sever links to paramilitary groups that have thrived, often with military intelligence and supplies, in an increasingly brutal showdown with leftist guerrillas.

40.   To encourage the layman to sever the link with a qualified professional is inappropriate.