21.   The historic divisions were evident soon after Air Force One touched down following a flight from London.

22.   The president himself touched down Monday in Carbondale, Ill., for a speech at Southern Illinois University praising his accomplishments in education.

23.   The planes followed concise schedules and flight paths, touching down every three minutes during the height of the airlift.

24.   The scene hardly looked unusual when Marine One touched down Thursday afternoon on the White House South Lawn.

25.   The sprite flitted about the rink, her skates seeming to barely touch down, a firefly on ice.

26.   Though lightning kills more yearly, when tornadoes do touch down, whole neighborhoods can disappear under their crush.

27.   When gravity caught up with him after his volley failed, Sampras touched down hard on the battered grass of Center Court.

28.   When the plane touched down, television news crews were there to greet them.

29.   With President Clinton touching down here on Sunday evening, workmen were out in force on Saturday.

30.   A tornado touched down Friday night outside of Dallas, damaging several homes and knocking out power.