1.   American intelligence analysts first noticed the military buildup last October when Washington was rushing troops to Kuwait to check the forces of President Saddam Hussein of Iraq.

2.   American and NATO officials said on Tuesday that the Yugoslav military buildup in Kosovo was a clear violation of a cease-fire reached in October.

3.   And despite an expensive government military buildup in recent years, the Tigers appear to be stronger than ever.

4.   And the tax cut is already coming back to haunt Congress as revenues fall, endangering the balanced budget, the proposed military buildup and important domestic priorities.

5.   As the largest state on the West Coast and beneficiary of the military buildup during World War II, California also had the most to give up.

6.   A military buildup, however essential, will take up more of our resources and could eventually crowd out private investment.

7.   About the same time, NATO intelligence detected signs of a Serbian military buildup around Kosovo.

8.   Administration officials, moreover, are seeking to win the support of other South American nations that have voiced concerns about American-backed military buildup in Colombia.

9.   After that attack, India mounted a massive military buildup along the border, and Pakistan matched it.

10.   All the while, a major US military buildup continued.