1.   A pilot cannot steer a balloon but can only move it up or down in search of wind currents that will take the balloon in the desired direction.

2.   I took the balloon off recently but found that ink from the balloon had stained the paint on the wall.

3.   Prevailing winds generally take the balloons southeast of Helen across South Carolina.

4.   On Wednesday, Fossett must take the balloon for inspection at a Russian customs office before sending it on to the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk.

5.   The crew plans to take the balloon southeast slowly over the Alps and Italy before crossing the Mediterranean and accelerating toward Israel.

6.   The preferred flight path is to take the balloon southeast slowly over the Alps and Italy before crossing the Mediterranean Sea and accelerating toward Israel.

7.   They plan to take the balloon southeast slowly over the Alps and Italy before crossing the Mediterranean Sea and accelerating toward Israel.