21.   Fire experts have warned for years that combustible material had accumulated in Western forests to dangerous levels.

22.   Germany was warned for approaching that ceiling, infuriating Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, who faces a tough election fight.

23.   Greenspan has been warning for months about the consequences for inflation of labor shortages.

24.   He also warned for years about terrorist attacks, but could get few people to listen.

25.   He had warned for years of the destructive powers of northeast hurricanes.

26.   IBM warned for months that earnings would be lower than last year as a stronger dollar and falling prices cut into profits.

27.   If he waits, the ultimate deployment of a missile defense system would face delays that Republicans have warned against for years.

28.   Infectious disease experts have warned for years that antibiotics are used too generously in medicine and agriculture.

29.   It also issues an earnings warning for the fourth quarter and the full year.

30.   Lindsey has warned for several years that the economy may soon turn downward, and Bush presented his tax plan in part as insurance against a recession.