1.   Did Milosevic also fear that a NATO ground offensive might bring Western troops all the way to Belgrade?

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

3.   With luck, the Bosnian spring offensive could bring both sides a little closer to such a sobering conclusion.

4.   Late in regulation time, a desperate offensive brought the Dutch close to a goal several times.

5.   The diplomatic offensive brought criticism from many nations, which charged the Vatican was obstructing the work of the conference.

6.   The offensive also has brought widespread public condemnation and a split between Yeltsin and nearly all his former reformist allies.

7.   The offensive virtually brought to a end a cease-fire agreement achieved last May by Yeltsin and rebel leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, and a subsequent accord signed in June.

8.   The offensive brought down sharp criticism from the West on Zagreb for raising tension in its war with rebel Serbs.