31.   Similarly, to paralyze ground operations, a Serb unit need merely place a mine on a road in front of an approaching convoy.

32.   Swissair is also in talks to sell another of its financially ailing subsidiaries, Swissport, which manages ground operations like baggage handling.

33.   Swissair and Sabena said they will combine their ground operations, merge their information technology and try to cut costs further by using the same types of aircraft.

34.   The administration has not prepared the American public, Congress or its NATO allies for a protracted, even if limited, ground operation.

35.   The Apaches would be critical, however, to the support of ground operations, should they be ordered.

36.   The British are concerned that bad weather will interfere with ground operations, forcing U.S. and British forces to slow the pace of the fighting until the spring.

37.   The British deployment could also mean an expansion of ground operations in coming days.

38.   The campaign to take Tora Bora was a combined air and ground operation.

39.   The largest ground operation in the war in Afghanistan is also one of the biggest air campaigns as well.

40.   The patchwork of supportive pledges should be sufficient for a sustained campaign, as long as the Pentagon continues to avoid conventional ground operations.