11.   Mediators hope that recognition of Bosnia and Croatia would isolate Serb rebels, preventing a new round of fighting that widely is anticipated in spring and summer.

12.   Mediators hope such a move would isolate Serb rebels in Croatia and Bosnia, and forestall a new round of fighting that widely is anticipated in spring and summer.

13.   That could prompt opposition parties to agree to a timetable for legislative elections, and further isolate the rebels.

14.   That would further isolate rebel Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia and undermine their dream of uniting territories they hold with Serbia itself.

15.   The aim was to isolate rebel Serbs in Croatia and Bosnia, whose armed land grabs Milosevic inspired and materially supported .

16.   The government has tried to isolate the rebels inside the compound, cutting off electricity and telephone service and preventing journalists from entering the residence.

17.   The government hopes that the local elections will isolate the rebels and bring most Tamil people back into the national mainstream.

18.   The meeting marked a dramatic reversal in a U.S. policy of isolating the rebel Serbs.

19.   A month ago, Russian forces launched a major military offensive in Chechnya to isolate the rebels by forcing villagers to evict them and sign peace accords with Moscow.

20.   The talks have focused on the possibility of isolating the rebels in Kasai and in the Petevo area of the city, French and African sources said here.