1.   The new arrangement enabled the police to gain an excellent idea of the total troop strength.

2.   American troop strength is being reduced, and a carrier may leave the Arabian Sea.

3.   Any systemic problems, he said, were the result of steep reductions in troop strength, which for a time cut back the pool of qualified drill instructors.

4.   Army Secretary Thomas White defiantly vowed Thursday to resist any major cuts in troop strength as the Pentagon puts the finishing touches on a new U.S. military strategy.

5.   Asking Mary Thomas for a recipe is like pumping a three-star general for information about troop strength.

6.   Do you have an estimate of relative troop strength?

7.   Enemy troop strength is unclear but is believed to number in the thousands.

8.   He said an increase in troop strength could lead to a bloodbath but also seemed to fear that France might try to restore Bedie to power.

9.   He succeeded, and troop strength has held roughly steady over the last eight years.

10.   His government also announced plans to cut troop strength significantly.