31.   Resistance commanders say they are just waiting for orders from their Defense Ministry before launching their offensive.

32.   Shamim said his medical corps is ready to take care of the injured if the alliance launches a ground offensive against the Taliban.

33.   Still, this coalition has yet to launch an offensive on those fronts.

34.   The orders mean Mexican troops may be forced to launch an offensive against rank-and-file Zapatista rebels who are holed up with Marcos in a Chiapas mountain enclave.

35.   The rebels ended their cease-fire Tuesday and the government launched an offensive Wednesday.

36.   The program was ready for implementation when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein launched an offensive in Kurdish northern Iraq, capturing the key town of Irbil, during the weekend.

37.   The recent fighting around Bihac began when the Muslims launched an offensive in the area.

38.   The reports said that the Iraqi units were dug in and may be preparing to launch an offensive against Shiite Muslim insurgents in the area.

39.   Then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher launched an offensive to regain control of the wind-swept chain.

40.   Opposition spokesman Bismillah Khan said, however, that there were no immediate plans to launch an offensive in that area.