91.   The projection also showed extreme right-wing parties making modest gains but not the kind of major advances that had been anticipated.

92.   The proposed regional councils are a major advance on the existing provincial councils which enjoy limited powers to enact laws and administer their own areas.

93.   The regional councils are considered a major advance on the existing provincial councils system which provides only limited powers to the councils to administer their own areas.

94.   Wednesday saw both Bosnian Croat and Bosnian government forces make major advances against Bosnian Serb positions in western Bosnia.

95.   The Jaffna peninsula has been the scene of fierce fighting recently following a major military advance that has forced LTTE rebels out of large areas of the region.

96.   The government made major advances in August on Ghandahar, the Talibans stronghold near Pakistan, taking the areas of Delaram and Gereshk in Helmand province.

97.   The latest Russian push into southeastern Grozny is the second major advance in a week.