1.   Analysts now expect defense companies from other European countries to pursue their own European and international alliances.

2.   British Telecom also would determine whether an acquired MCI would be a partner in Concert, the international alliance that BT is building with Telefonica de Espana.

3.   But by far the most popular Web server software is an open source program called Apache, cobbled together by an international alliance of programmers and distributed for free.

4.   But without it, analysts say Deutsche Telekom would be hard pressed to keep up with other international alliances.

5.   Dobbs said Andersen had lost many of its clients because of concerns about whether Andersen could meet their needs without those international alliances.

6.   Earlier this month, he announced a sweeping reorganization plan for Telecom to cut costs, to rethink a costly foray into digital television and to forge international alliances.

7.   Esrey said a high point of the quarter was the completion of a definitive agreement to form an international alliance with France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom.

8.   For NTT, which has a monopoly on Japanese domestic phone services, entering into an international alliance with another carrier would be a violation of Japanese law.

9.   France Telecom Chairman Michel Bon has repeatedly said that the company will struggle to forge international alliances with other publicly traded companies unless some of its stock is traded.

10.   George W. Bush has focused effectively on the need for an international alliance against terrorism.