1.   Security forces have been put on standby in case of violence.

2.   An American missile defense would encourage China to develop a larger, more flexible nuclear force and to put that force on alert.

3.   And when a mainstream retailer puts its marketing force behind plumage, you have to believe that this is a fashion that might fly.

4.   But before the announcement, the army began moving troops and put its forces on high alert.

5.   But carrying out his request initially stalled because of concerns about putting ground forces so close to the fighting in Yugoslavia, and now because of the sluggish deployment.

6.   But it appears that those plans were sidetracked when American forces were put on alert because of the potential need for forces in the Persian Gulf.

7.   But the remaining force was put on hold because the Northern Alliance victors did not feel a large British presence was necessary.

8.   Despite Pentagon reluctance, there is renewed talk of putting force behind the tribunal, which will otherwise wither.

9.   He also suggested that his forces had been put on higher alert in preparation for possible military action.

10.   He said putting conventional forces on the ground in Afghanistan remains an option.