11.   In one of the few sketchy accounts, the Roman historian Livy noted that a king in Anatolia hired Celts as mercenaries to re-enforce his own army.

12.   It was an appearance, historians have noted, that set the stage for the collapse of the Communist government a year later.

13.   Less cynically, historians will note that Richard Nixon, throughout the Watergate saga, proved both active and effective in foreign affairs.

14.   Legal historians have noted that in England, kings used pardons for their own ends.

15.   That might sound like so much Communist Party drivel to an outsider, but party historians doubtless noted the milestone.

16.   The French historian noted that postwar egalitarianism made domestic service appear demeaning and unworthy -- a view that had not been prevalent before.

17.   But historians note that it was the Nazis who initiated the practice of targeting cities with raids on British urban centers.

18.   Mandela said historians would note the rioting and clashes that killed dozens of people last week in Israel and Palestinian territory occurred while Netanyahu and Arafat were leaders.