11.   The radical Islamic group Hamas has proclaimed its intention to launch terror strikes, but Palestinian security officials can and must seek to interrupt those plans.

12.   They can make walking quite slow, however, because at each square you feel compelled to stop, sigh and proclaim your intention to move to Savannah.

13.   Jones dismissed suggestions that she put too much pressure on herself by proclaiming her intention to win four or five gold medals.

14.   Kabila, a long-time foe of Mobutu, has proclaimed his intention to reform the Zairian government and install a free-market economy.

15.   Netanyahu is demanding that Arafat stop proclaiming his intention to establish a Palestinian state even before negotiations open on explosive final-status issues.

16.   Japan proclaimed its intention to set up its own EEZ in February, when a territorial row blew up between Seoul and Tokyo over the Tokdo-Takeshima islets.

17.   Japan has already proclaimed its intention to set up its own EEZ, which permits coastal countries to hold exclusive rights over natural resources within the zone.

18.   Since December, Sheikh Khalifa had been welcomed by Gulf Arab states, from where he proclaimed his intention to take back the throne.