11.   This is why the alliance of the democracies needs not only new members but also a new purpose.

12.   U.S. officials, however, argued that the alliance first needed to sort out its position before bringing the Russians into the discussion.

13.   Wednesday NATO asked its member nations how many troops they could supply if the alliance needed to evacuate U.N. troops from Bosnia.

14.   Wednesday NATO asked its member nations how many troops they could supply if the alliance needed to evacuate peacekeepers from Bosnia.

15.   NATO Secretary General Javier Solana suggested that the alliance did not need U.N. backing to launch air strikes against Yugoslavia.

16.   NATO members and officials have said the alliance needs time to get used to working with its three newest members.

17.   On both fronts, the alliance needs the cooperation of a Russia still wary of allied motives.

18.   Right now, the outmanned alliance needs all the help it can get as it pushes to advance against the Taliban.

19.   The alliance needs it.

20.   The alliance needs to come up with commonly accepted figures that can be used during the ratification process.