31.   But for many American pilots the Reno purchase was the last straw after years of bitter relations with management.

32.   But some American pilots apparently think the Reno pilots are ingrates, in that Reno might have gone out of existence if American had not bought it.

33.   But the American pilots have longstanding complaints that previously culminated in an attempted strike two years ago.

34.   But the proposal also would give American pilots who are subject to being furloughed the right to instead bump an Eagle jet captain.

35.   Clinton asked about the potential casualties in a strike, both among Iraqi civilians and American pilots.

36.   Colombian and American pilots and technicians work together spraying crops of coca, used to make cocaine, as well as poppies, which are used to make opiates.

37.   Denise Mitchell, a spokeswoman for the AFL-CIO, said the American pilots had neither kept other unions abreast of the situation nor asked for help.

38.   Despite company assurances, the American pilots see this as a threat to their jobs.

39.   During the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, American pilots flew through murderous flak to drop supplies and ammunition to the beleaguered garrison at Bastogne.

40.   Early in the standoff, for example, President Jiang Zemin stated that China had proof that an unsafe maneuver by the American pilot caused the mishap.