1.   And he repeated that at this point, the Croatian offensive was helpful in pushing the Bosnian Serbs toward the bargaining table.

2.   Akashi had been alarmed by reports from his U.N. military advisers that a wider Croatian offensive could get under way this weekend, the official said.

3.   But he added that the United States had warned Croatia that such attacks might occur in response to the Croatian offensive in western Slavonia.

4.   Croatian troops stopped Czech soldiers from monitoring the Croatian offensive in Western Slavonia last month by surrounding their observation posts with mines.

5.   In the chaos created by the Croatian offensive, it is clear that many Serbs are missing.

6.   Military experts have speculated that the Serbs hope to gain more of the territory before the expected Croatian offensive.

7.   On Sunday, Defense Secretary William Perry said that the Croatian offensive distracted the Serbs enough to take pressure off the threatened safe haven of Bihac.

8.   Some Western experts here speculated that the attacks had been intended to bolster Serbian lines in preparation for an expected major Croatian offensive.

9.   The Croatian military offensive that drove rebel Serb forces out of the Krajina region of Croatia this month proved that, she said.

10.   The Croatian offensive has brought tensions between Serbs and Croats to a new peak.