1.   Should conditions deteriorate, however, the crew could abandon the outpost aboard a three-person Russian Soyuz capsule that is permanently docked for such emergencies.

2.   The Israeli-paid South Lebanon Army reportedly abandoned three outposts near the Israeli border Sunday.

3.   Over the past few days, SLA militiamen have been abandoning outposts, deserting by the dozens and seeking shelter in Israel, apparently fearing for their lives.

4.   Israeli paratroopers stationed on the Lebanon border abandoned their outpost after a dispute with their commanders, the army said Sunday.

5.   Israeli paratroopers stationed on the Lebanon border abandoned their outpost as the result of a dispute with their commanders, the army confirmed Sunday.

6.   Sonam Dorjee waited for winter, a forbidding season in the Himalayas when Chinese patrols abandon their mountain outposts for warmer barracks.