1.   Emmissions from the coal-fired power plants could destroy the thin aluminum coating on telescope optics, dramatically raising maintenance costs, said observatory spokesman Bill Wren.

2.   His cooling system failed on one of the hottest days of the year, and the thin aluminum seat on which he sat became a hot coal.

3.   Salt is forbidden by federal statute because of its corrosive effect on the thin aluminum skin of an airplane, delicate parts of jet engines and landing gear.

4.   Unable to outrun the flames, many sought protection under specially designed shelters made of thin aluminum and fiberglass fabric that firefighters carry with them.

5.   Men dressed as Roman centurions drove thin aluminum nails, soaked in alcohol to prevent infection, into their hands and feet, carefully avoiding bones of their palms.

6.   Men dressed as Roman centurions drove thin aluminum nails into the hands and feet of about a dozen people in sweltering San Pedro Cutid.