51.   But for Muslims and Croats, the town is both a symbol of the brutality of the Serb takeover and a vital communications link for the future.

52.   But Sevan had said earlier that Saybolt monitors had observed Iraqi technicians at work trying to restore the damaged communications links.

53.   But he said it is widely believed that no company could be held responsible for controlling the vast volume of exchanges that pass though its communication links.

54.   But the true extent of the damage is not known because communications links between the north and the main island of Rarotonga have been cut.

55.   But Sevan had said earlier that Saybolt monitors observed Iraqi technicians trying to restore the damaged communications links.

56.   Communication links were destroyed by fighting years ago.

57.   Constellations are a group of small or medium-sized satellites hooked to one another and placed in various orbits around the earth to provide a seamless communications link.

58.   Communications links were knocked out in some of the hardest-hit areas, making immediate assessment of damage and casualties difficult.

59.   Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton used a secure Pentagon video communications link to stress the urgency of improving protections against terrorist threats, spokesman Kenneth Bacon said.

60.   Croatia and Serb-led Yugoslavia took important steps toward reviving relations Monday when their foreign ministers signed agreements on restoring transportation and communications links.