31.   A strong earthquake late Thursday hit an area northwest of the Croatian port city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast, the Serbian Seismological Institute reported.

32.   Although the town lies on a major road between eastern Bosnia and the Adriatic coast, few cars pass by.

33.   Although Draskovic lives in Serbia, he regularly spends the summer along the Adriatic coast in Montenegro.

34.   Amendola, on the Adriatic coast near Foggia.

35.   Beach crowds from Venice to Brindisi, up and down the Adriatic coast across from former Yugoslavia, joined hands Tuesday in a gesture for peace.

36.   Bosnia is struggling to gain access to the Adriatic coast and is interested in every mile.

37.   Both the war-damaged economy and tourism along the Adriatic coast seem poised to rebound.

38.   But Greek soldiers originally expected in Vlora Friday headed instead for the safer landing point of Durres, farther north on the Adriatic coast.

39.   But Greek soldiers originally expected in Vlora Friday headed instead for the safer landing point of Durres, further north up the Adriatic coast.

40.   But Greek soldiers originally expected in Vlora on Friday headed instead for the safer landing point of Durres, further north up the Adriatic coast.