1.   In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals.

2.   But he also issued a stark warning about the tough fiscal situation that he and the newly elected state legislators will face when they take office.

3.   Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld delivered a stark warning last week.

4.   Indeed, part of the Democratic strategy to win some Senate seats is to issue stark warnings about the impact of electing such a large Republican majority.

5.   It was the kind of chillingly stark warning that used to make police departments snap into action, deploy extra officers, get emergency response teams at the ready.

6.   One last tactic, possibly the most potent, was a stark warning that only he could avert a dictatorship or civil war.

7.   One day after issuing the most stark warning about the prospect of more terrorist attacks, Attorney General John Ashcroft urged Americans to be cautious when handling mail.

8.   The Navy has also played down the significance of two stark warnings that military and intelligence officials heard before the attack here.

9.   He started off the session with a stark warning, saying Iraq will not allow weapons inspectors back in.

10.   Kremlin officials made the stark warnings as the lower chamber of parliament, the Duma, began a second day of hearings on five charges.