31.   The deal by Alliant Techsystems, a large American arms maker, illustrates the difficulties in doing business in the former Soviet Union.

32.   The odd lifecycle of the proposed three-way trade illustrates the difficulty of deal-making in the NBA.

33.   The small-scale attacks in the United States so far illustrate the difficulty of using this deadly disease as an effective weapon.

34.   Turkey illustrates the difficulty of monitoring borders.

35.   What is reported to have occurred at Aberdeen, while apparently extreme, illustrates the difficulty the Army has long had in dealing with allegations of sexual misconduct.

36.   Whether she is found guilty or not, most experts say her case dramatically illustrates the difficulties of governing the Internet.

37.   A recent drug raid in Bangkok illustrated the difficulties.

38.   Both grave sites dug up Friday on the outskirts of Jajce illustrate the difficulties investigators may face as they try to determine if war crimes were committed.

39.   His comments illustrated the difficulty the three-member presidency will face in decisionmaking.

40.   The case illustrates the difficulty in stopping vast sums of drug money from being laundered through an international web of bank and checking accounts.