11.   Brokers said share prices fell because of worries of a possible military showdown between Taipei and Beijing.

12.   But a last-minute electoral coalition between Amal and Hezbollah averted a potential Shiite military showdown in south Lebanon.

13.   But passions on the peninsula remain in check and there is no evidence of any impending military showdown.

14.   By provoking a military showdown with President Clinton just nine weeks before Election Day, the Iraqi leader might have a more lasting impact this time.

15.   European Commission President Jacques Santer called Friday on Iraq and the United States to avoid a military showdown.

16.   For Russia, China, Egypt and others, that means avoiding a military showdown.

17.   Greece strongly urged Cyprus to shift the missiles to Crete as a way to avoid a possible military showdown with Turkey.

18.   Greece had pressed Greek Cyprus to shift the missiles to Crete as a way to avoid a military showdown with Turkey.

19.   On their part, pharmaceutical producers are concerned with losses resulting from a military showdown.

20.   President Boris Yeltsin expressed satisfaction Monday with the agreement reached between Iraq and the United Nations, adding that Russian diplomats had helped avert a military showdown.