1.   As the Clinton administration debated how to respond to the Balkan crisis, there were signs of sharp divisions inside the Western alliance.

2.   Beyond the intermittent flaring of Balkan crises, their place has largely been taken by genetically altered food, banana trade, the death penalty and even child custody.

3.   Beyond the intermittent flaring of Balkan crises, their place has largely been taken by genetically altered food, banana trade, capital punishment and even child custody.

4.   After his tour of the bomb damage, Kyprianou said the Balkan crisis could not be solved by force.

5.   Even the Serbs, the villains of the current Balkan crisis, have been victims of ethnic cleansing.

6.   For frustrated Western governments divided in increasing bitterness over how to handle the Balkan crisis, any forward progress would be greeted with relief.

7.   If the outcome of the Balkan crisis does not live up to the high standards that we set, our credibility will suffer.

8.   In the meantime, the Clinton administration pressed for the creation of an International War Crimes Tribunal and worked for a diplomatic resolution to the Balkan crisis.

9.   My sister blames the president for being too distracted by his personal mess to pay attention to the growing Balkan crisis.

10.   Senior national security advisers met Friday at the White House on the Balkan crisis but failed to resolve any of the major issues.