1.   The aim of this study was to investigate whether these nociceptive neurones strengthen mucosal defence against injury or promote rapid repair of the damaged mucosa, or both.

2.   The object of the landing was to take Sevastopol, but Eduard Totleben was strengthening its defences.

3.   He said both North and South Korea were entitled to strengthen their defences as fully-fledged members of the world community.

4.   AIP said a convoy of several hundred pro-government ethnic Uzbek fighters arrived in Sarobi Friday to strengthen its defence.

5.   Amid a rebel push towards Freetown, training has been suspended in order to strengthen camp defences.

6.   The relative calm on front lines over the past few days is unlikely to last with both sides strengthening their defences.

7.   Within hours, the Tigers struck again in the same region, this time against a convoy of three buses taking constables to strengthen defences at Kilinochchi.

8.   Kuwait charged Tuesday the Iraqi was force was still there and said the emirate was continuing to strengthen its defences along the border.

9.   Meanwhile the Chechen chief of staff was quoted by the Interfax agency as saying that pro-Dudayev forces had strengthened their defences in Grozny.

10.   Parreira hauled off midfielder Mauro Silva during the interval, strengthening the defence with Mazinho and pushing Leonardo more forward in attack.