11.   But there is no evidence that the World Trade Center terrorists had criminal records.

12.   Crop-duster planes were temporarily grounded, reflecting concerns that terrorists might have considered using them as a way to deploy germs or chemical toxins.

13.   Earlier, Attorney General John Ashcroft said the terrorists probably had support and protection from foreign governments.

14.   Ethnic terrorists have more staying power than ideologically motivated ones, because they draw on a larger reservoir of public support.

15.   He also echoed the widespread contention that Muslim terrorists did not have the sophistication to commandeer and fly four passenger aircraft in a coordinated attack.

16.   If the terrorists had a finer grasp of American culture, they might have headed for the Empire State Building.

17.   In order to overcome airport security, it is probable that the terrorists had teams of people in each of the cities where the planes took off.

18.   Increased vigilance today will not erase the fact that terrorists have long had access to the information and materials to cause mass casualties.

19.   Jenkins of the Rand Corp. doubted terrorists had time to begin and execute the operation since violence erupted on the West Bank in late September.

20.   Rubin insisted that terrorists were not having an impact on U.S. foreign policy.