31.   Senior U.S. officials said that the CIA secretly took a soil sample from a few yards outside the plant that, upon analysis, contained Empta.

32.   Soon half his crew members are infected with hostile DNA from collected soil samples.

33.   Sources say it may take a few days for the dust in the case to settle and for the soil samples to come back from testing.

34.   Take soil samples.

35.   The agency had obtained a soil sample from outside the plant, revealing the presence of Empta, a chemical used to make VX nerve gas.

36.   The best thing to do is to take a soil sample to know if fertilizing is necessary and if you need lime to adjust the acidity of your soil.

37.   The administration says the soil samples contain Empta, a chemical not found in nature and with no known uses outside the manufacture of the deadly nerve gas VX.

38.   The evidence for nerve-gas production is said to lie in soil samples, but it cannot be revealed because that would put intelligence sources in jeopardy.

39.   The defense and intelligence officials dismissed the possibility that the United States could have misinterpreted the soil sample.

40.   The inspector will take soil samples to determine the quality and quantity of the pesticide used.