31.   Operations were disrupted at Mombasa, the largest port on the Indian Ocean north of Durban, South Africa, because several warehouses were flooded.

32.   A secret office operated by the CIA was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, seriously disrupting intelligence operations.

33.   After a high-profile campaign that disrupted its operations in some European countries, Shell decided to dismantle the platform on land.

34.   Association president R. Ramalingam Pillai said that in view of the coming Commonwealth Games any reduction of their foreign work force would disrupt operations.

35.   Business operations have been disrupted and the turmoil has scared off potential foreign investors at a time when money is pouring into many Asian cities.

36.   Christopher rejected suggestions that the air strike had done little more than temporarily disrupt operations at the air base.

37.   Floods caused by devastating typhoons also disrupted operations of offices and factories, preventing companies from taking orders and producing goods, the ministry said.

38.   Protesting for months of unpaid back wages, miners have blocked rails across Russia in recent months, disrupting rail operations and leaving many businesses short of supplies.

39.   Public sector strikes have disrupted the operations of a wide range of government activities in recent weeks.

40.   Repeated sabotage by leftist Colombian rebels, including the destruction of some equipment, periodically disrupted operations.