31.   A Home Office spokesman said much of the increase in crime could be attributed to minor street crime, especially the theft of cellular telephones.

32.   A petty criminal with several convictions for street crimes such as muggings, Reid reportedly converted to Islam while serving time in a London prison.

33.   Absent from the board were the California makers of the so-called Saturday night specials, inexpensive handguns associated with street crime.

34.   All of those areas have been successful in using private security guards to reduce street crime, he said.

35.   But a rise in street crime is no rumor.

36.   But at least street crime is a threat you can see and usually guard against.

37.   But in addition to the terrorist threats, Ms. Bushnell had other reasons for concern about security, including street crime and local political violence.

38.   But in major cities, street crime directed against foreign visitors is rare.

39.   But the blandness appears to be a winning message at a time of mounting government scandals, street crime and unemployment.

40.   But the Mexican army is widely feared, and anti-crime experts said street crimes that focused on military officers were extremely rare.