11.   Bacon said vehement Russian objections to the NATO bombing campaign would not stop the United States from using the stealth planes.

12.   Bush has not said which new candidate countries he supports for membership, but his administration has made clear that Russian objections will not stand in the way.

13.   COLOGNE, Russian objections.

14.   Despite Russian objections, NATO started work Wednesday on a blueprint to outline how former East bloc nations can be brought into the Western alliance.

15.   Despite Russian objections, formal offers to expand NATO are expected to be made in July.

16.   Diplomats said that Russian objections that stymied an April meeting had been overcome during the two-day session that ended Friday in Vienna.

17.   Diplomats said Russian objections that stymied an April meeting were overcome during the two-day session in Vienna.

18.   Despite Russian objections, NATO started work Wednesday on deciding how its former Warsaw Pact enemies can join the Western military alliance.

19.   Estonia has also made national security a top priority and, over Russian objections, has sought membership in NATO.

20.   If NATO hesitated further, he warned, pro-Western sentiment in his country would wane and Russian objections would grow.