31.   While clients see the attendants who perform those tasks as vital links to the world, society and government agencies may see them as custodians.

32.   Wolde became a national hero and a vital link in the rich tradition of distance running that has distinguished Ethiopian athletes.

33.   Pelletreau is reportedly seeking to substitute Iraqi oil exports to Jordan with Saudi and Kuwaiti supplies in a bid that would deprive Baghdad of vital economic links with Amman.

34.   Bridges are a vital link for parts of Ho Chi Minh City, which lies in the heart of the Mekong delta region.

35.   By nightfall, Croatan forces had seized one of two bridges across the Sava River that are a vital link between Serb-held territory in Bosnia and Croatia.

36.   Environmental and other activists strongly oppose letting trucks use the tunnel, which has served as a vital economic link in Europe.

37.   He scored three times in the qualifiers, and Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert has said he is already shaping up as a vital link in the team.

38.   It became one of the fiercest battlegrounds of the war, a vital link between the airport and the city.

39.   Italy had pushed for an immediate opening for trucks, heavy users of the tunnel, which is a vital economic link in Europe.

40.   Officials say the tunnel is a vital economic link in Europe.