1.   Be reminded that these standoffs came to constitutional crises.

2.   The standoff comes after chief weapons inspector Richard Butler failed to persuade Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to allow access to suspected weapons sites.

3.   The standoff comes at a time when wholesale beef prices are weak, providing little incentive for meatpackers to increase their offers.

4.   Such standoffs come at a perilous time for airlines in Asia.

5.   The standoff came a day after fighting erupted between FUNCINPEC and CPP military units at the Preak Taten naval base on the Tonle Sap River.

6.   The standoff came after police prevented opposition leader Vuk Draskovic from leading thousands of his supporters to the daily pro-democracy rally in downtown Belgrade Sunday.

7.   The standoff came after police prevented opposition leader Vuk Draskovic from leading thousands of his supporters to the daily pro-democracy rally in downtown Belgrade.

8.   The standoff came after demonstrators had urged the crowd not to get out of hand because some of the protesters were on parole or were undocumented workers.

9.   The standoff came at the end of the tenth day in which police searched for Palczynski.

10.   The standoff came as prosecutors announced a crackdown on illegal union activity as labor disputes erupted in auto and other key industries.