1.   The great military offensive had failed, and it seemed victory was escaping them.

2.   He told Americans that the Communist offensive had failed, but he was pained by the suffering it caused.

3.   The defense official who specializes in the Russian military predicted that the offensive would fail.

4.   A major offensive on Saturday failed to wrest Grozny from government control, but an opposition spokesman said the fighting was not over.

5.   An opposition offensive Saturday failed to wrest Grozny, the capital, from government control.

6.   An opposition offensive Saturday failed to topple Dudayev.

7.   An opposition offensive Saturday failed to wrest Grozny from government control, and fighting has abated to sporadic clashes, the Interfax news agency said.

8.   But it was clear that the offensive had failed to curb the attack on northern Israel.

9.   Several government offensives have failed to dislodge the militants.

10.   The Tigers destroyed the telecommunications tower at Kilinochchi on Friday, a day after their major counter offensive failed to stop the army onslaught, the defence ministry said.