31.   Briefing reporters in Tel Aviv Friday night, Israeli military officials acknowledged they have opened fire in heavily populated areas of southern Lebanon seeking to hit Hezbollah targets.

32.   But an automatic sprinkler system and nearby workers quickly put out the blaze, averting a huge explosion in a densely populated area near Tel Aviv, officials said.

33.   But Carter understood the point that Giuliani had been trying to make about the comparative advantages of a crowded city and a sparsely populated area.

34.   But five were recaptured because they often strayed into populated areas and sought out power transmission lines to roost.

35.   But he added he was doubtful that hunting would be permitted near any of the water supplies since they are situated in heavily populated areas.

36.   But he left the impression that he intended to step up the pace of expansion and plant new settlements in populated Arab areas of the West Bank.

37.   But in the more densely populated areas, the new competitors would quickly fan out among businesses, he said.

38.   But it may still not be the populated areas near Jerusalem that the Palestinians seek.

39.   But most of those species live in sparsely populated rural areas.

40.   But under the terms of a partial agreement, Zapatista guerrillas can keep their combat weapons as long as they stay in their camps, away from populated areas.