1.   Any major arms purchase by Syria now, at a potentially crucial time in the peace effort, would certainly attract criticism from Israel.

2.   Bankers say the kingdom is expected to stick to a current freeze of major arms purchases this year as it tries to balance the budget.

3.   Bankers say the kingdom is expected to stick to a freeze on major arms purchases next year as it tries to balance the budget.

4.   Bankers say the kingdom is expected to stick to a freeze of major arms purchases next year as it tries to balance the budget.

5.   Both could enhance their records by completing a major nuclear arms reduction treaty.

6.   But it also shows growing optimism that Latin America will become a major arms market as its economies continue to grow and countries seek to replace outdated equipment.

7.   Camilleri did not rule out that possibility, saying that the company could elect at some point to add SABMiller as its third major global arm.

8.   China, long a major arms supplier in Africa, has shipped Ethiopia rifles and ammunition, and more has been contracted for, U.S. officials said.

9.   Huang turns out to be the second person from Citic, the state-run trading company that controls a major arms dealership in China, to visit Clinton.

10.   Last week, President-elect Vladimir Putin pushed the long overdue ratification of a major arms control treaty through a compliant lower house of parliament.