21.   An earlier police search there had failed to find him.

22.   An air search Monday failed to find three men adrift in a life raft in the Coral Sea after their yacht sank in a cyclone, authorities said.

23.   But French authorities doubted the claim Tuesday, saying a search had failed to turn them up.

24.   But French authorities doubt the claim, saying a search has failed to turn them up.

25.   But officials expressed cautious optimism that Guillermo Sobero of Corona, Calif., might still be alive after a search today failed to find his body.

26.   Communication with the plane was lost near an enemy target, and a search failed to locate it.

27.   French organizers of the race said in a statement that an intensive search had failed to find the sailor.

28.   It said world-wide research and patent searches had failed to uncover any similar technologies apart from simple dehumidifiers.

29.   Italian and Maltese air and sea searches have failed to find any bodies or sign of a ship collision.

30.   Italian and Maltese air and sea searches have failed to find any bodies or signs of a ship collision.