91.   But the top Yugoslav general in the southern Serbian province warned that any NATO ground incursion would meet with stiff resistance.

92.   But they were met with stiff resistance by the Taiwanese defense.

93.   But the concept has met stiff resistance from party leaders, who would prefer candidates to appear individually to air their views.

94.   But the Israelis and the SLA have met stiff resistance from Hezbollah guerrillas, who target the occupation forces with almost daily ambushes.

95.   But they faced stiff resistance from the Taliban.

96.   Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev had his military headquarters in Shali, where the Chechens had been expected to put up stiff resistance.

97.   Chechnya will have extensive autonomy and be allowed to run its own affairs, but any moves toward formal independence will face stiff resistance from Moscow.

98.   Coalition forces meet unexpectedly stiff resistance to attack on al-Qaida and Taliban.

99.   Croatian government forces were pulling out of Bosnia after meeting stiff resistance on the ground and sustaining heavy casualites in Serb air raids, U.N. officials said Thursday.

100.   Despite diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, a Bosnian government offensive in central Bosnia appeared to meet stiff Serb resistance Monday.