51.   The opposition also has reinforced its troop strength near the front lines, but it still appears far outgunned and outmanned by the Taliban.

52.   The Russians have been unable to prevent the daily attacks, which have gradually chipped away at troop strength and morale.

53.   The Rwandan government also appears to have bolstered its troop strength in the southwest, the report said.

54.   The second follow-on force will have no fixed time period and no fixed period for reviews of troop strength, officials said.

55.   Their number has been relatively small and they have been important in terms of military expertise rather than troop strength.

56.   Troop strength was reportedly another topic of the Ota-Murayama meeting.

57.   U.S. officials have expressed willingness to reorganize and consolidate American forces without reducing overall troop strength in Japan.

58.   Vietnam denied Thursday that it has increased its troop strength in a contested South China Sea island chain and called on other claimants to help maintain the status quo.

59.   With most of the military elements of a U.S.-brokered peace plan in effect, NATO planners have been able to make cuts in troop strength nationwide.

60.   Yeltsin named a new defense minister on Friday, one day after firing his predecessor for failing to carry out radical cuts in troop strength.