21. Serb refugees, meanwhile, continued moving in long columns of trucks, cars and tractors from Croatia into Serbia. 22. Mainly long columns of satin or velvet, some dresses had high necklines and others had cutout backs. 23. Long columns of terrified civilians emerged from combat zones, and authorities blocked international monitors from the area.24. Long columns of Mohammeds and Nguyens recall the price that colonial troops paid in defending the empire.25. But weather halted the long columns of thousands of vehicles that stretched across the desert and farmlands. 26. A long column is constrained by the elastic limit ( that is by amount of buckling ). 27. Meanwhile, long columns of U . S . troops and armored vehicles advanced toward the Iraqi border. 28. There, much of the allied forces waited Saturday in long columns of vehicles to cross into Iraq. 29. Then a long column of 3, 000 soldiers, mostly unarmed, wound its way through the woods and hills. 30. Demonstrations in the capital were peaceful as long columns of workers waving banners chanted slogans against the government.