21.   Beyond the business implications, the path toward a merger would also be filled with personal land mines.

22.   Both adults and adolescents also believed that smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol is the first step down the path toward illegal drug use.

23.   A steady procession of people, as purposeful as ants, wound its way along undulating paths toward the entrance.

24.   But a closer look at the two suggests a path toward common ground.

25.   But by imposing martial law, he has embarked on a well-trod Pakistani path toward ruining that reputation.

26.   But Arnold said the company sees a clear path toward profits.

27.   But independent analysts say that U.S. objectives look farther away and the path toward them is far from clear.

28.   But many ordinary South Koreans clearly felt that the first step had been taken on the path toward a brighter future.

29.   But many economists argue that India should quicken its integration with the global economy as the best path toward lower prices, growth and new jobs.

30.   But Monica Seles looked like her old self, which was bad news for anyone and everyone in her inexorable path toward this Grand Slam title.