1.   Baseball officials want the two sides to adhere to the deal worked out last month, but each side apparently has its own version of what the deal means.

2.   No official word of progress is being released as both sides adhere to a news blackout.

3.   That, analysts say, will take the backing of the government to ensure that all sides adhere to the agreement.

4.   Both sides have adhered to an informal cease-fire reached in March.

5.   Both sides should adhere to that.

6.   But for the moment, both sides are generally adhering to the cease-fire.

7.   International aid to Bosnia might be cut unless the sides fully adhere to the Dayton agreements, including the release of prisoners, they said.

8.   The rebels, known as the National Liberation Army, are unlikely to continue disarming if the Macedonian side does not adhere to its promises of constitutional changes.

9.   The report said residents began handing over small arms to Russian troops, but it was unclear Monday whether the sides were adhering to the reported pact.