1.   They all oppose the creation of an independent Kurdish state, and their political manoeuvring has not helped regional stability.

2.   American interests in protecting its access to oil and in maintaining regional stability were clearly at stake when Iraqi forces crossed into Kuwait.

3.   American political and military leaders have dismissed appeals from Britain and the United Nations to play a more active role in restoring regional stability.

4.   America needs China to contribute to regional stability in such trouble spots as North Korea, the East and South China seas and South Asia.

5.   American business interests have been pushing for regional stability so they can continue to develop Asia as a burgeoning export market.

6.   Both Clinton and Solana stressed the dangers the Kosovo crisis poses to regional stability in the Balkans.

7.   Administration officials said they preferred to consider sales on a case-by-case basis, looking at such factors as regional stability and effects on U.S. industry.

8.   But engagement then assumed a direct link between regional stability and U.S. survival.

9.   But Russian President Boris Yeltsin denounced the attacks, warning that they could shatter regional stability.

10.   But when Belarus recently sold two types of advanced aircraft to Peru, Washington rightly tried to discourage the deals, warning that they threatened regional stability.