1.   At times, Yugoslav officials have closed the border and forced thousands of refugees back into Kosovo with no explanation.

2.   But the cuts would almost certainly shake every branch of the government, from national parks to national security, and force thousands of layoffs.

3.   Imperial Japanese forces massacred millions of Chinese, conducted medical experiments on civilians and forced thousands of Korean and other women into sexual servitude to Japanese troops.

4.   In February it overran the headquarters of another large ethnic insurgency, the Karen, forcing thousands into Thailand.

5.   Last month, hurricanes in the Carolinas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands forced thousands out of work and added to the number of new unemployment claims.

6.   Marauding pro-Indonesia militiamen have murdered hundreds of East Timorese and forced thousands from their homes since the independence vote.

7.   More recently, hurricanes in the Carolinas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands forced thousands out of work and added to the number of new unemployment claims.

8.   Months of village-to-village fighting between the ethnic Albanian Kosovar separatists and Serb military and police forces have forced thousands of civilians from their homes.

9.   The reductions have forced thousands of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen to give up their military careers early and make lives and livings as civilians.

10.   The recession and job cuts in the state had forced thousands of Californians to leave the state in recent years.