1.   Mr Yeltsin repeated his threat that if parliament did not approve his version, he would take it to a referendum.

2.   Boat people in Hong Kong made an emotional appeal to the US government to block moves to return them to Vietnam, repeating earlier threats of mass suicide.

3.   The bald man repeated his threat.

4.   Although the military made it clear it would defy orders to impose an emergency, Wahid repeated his threat several times in recent days.

5.   And over the weekend, Iraq repeated its threats to cut its oil production.

6.   At the White House, President Clinton on Thursday repeated his threat to veto the spending bill if it reached his desk without significant changes.

7.   After the vote, President Clinton repeated that threat, warning Iraq against blocking the inspectors from carrying out their work.

8.   But another ministry repeated the threat to end the program sooner, Bloomberg News reported from Baghdad.

9.   Bush, officials say, will not repeat his threat to withdraw from the treaty, though his aides say that option will be held open.