31.   But he stressed that it had been, at the time, of paramount importance to keep to the withdrawal plan worked out for the Yugoslav army.

32.   But he said the maneuvers would nonetheless demonstrate to the Yugoslav army across the border the capacity of Albanian troops.

33.   But in recognition of the difficulty they face, Kostunica said it would be a dangerous job for the Yugoslav army to return to the zone.

34.   But in the last four months, Serbian-held land in Croatia has been overrun without the Yugoslav army lifting a finger.

35.   But it now seems unlikely that Mladic, a former officer in the Yugoslav federal army, or Karadzic, will ever stand trial.

36.   But links between the Yugoslav army and the Bosnian Serb forces remain strong.

37.   But some evidently are escaping the NATO air attacks on Yugoslav army installations and ground forces.

38.   But that autonomy had been crushed by Serbian police and Yugoslav army forces.

39.   But the damage brought down on the Yugoslav army itself -- particularly the tanks, armored fighting vehicles and artillery batteries at its core -- is less clear.

40.   But the Serbian minorities in the two countries, backed by the Serbian-dominated Yugoslav army, went to war to contest joining these new states.