11.   It kept American forces out of the war.

12.   Observation posts have been set up on the perimeter of the battlefield to keep enemy forces from entering or escaping.

13.   Otherwise, American ground forces should be kept strictly outside the conflict.

14.   Retreating on an earlier promise to bring U.S. troops home in June, President Clinton last month made an open-ended commitment to keep forces in the region.

15.   Russia urgently needs a steadier hand than his to keep those forces at bay and lead it through the economic dangers ahead.

16.   Still, the administration appears loath to emphasize what it regards as the two best reasons to keep forces in Japan.

17.   The Palestinians charge that Israel wants to keep its forces where they are.

18.   The United States and other Western Security Council members feel the Macedonian peacekeeping force should be kept in place at least until the crisis in Kosovo has been defused.

19.   This past week, Hunter said, NATO military authorities had been asked for detailed recommendations for keeping a force either in Bosnia or on standby outside.

20.   Unlike the Russians, the Western allies will keep forces in other parts of Germany.