1.   And he had to act, too, in hopes of muffling the war drums that, irresponsibly, most Republican presidential aspirants immediately began beating.

2.   Actually, what Bush said was a far cry from pounding the war drum.

3.   In beating the war drums, the White House all but announced the convening of closed-door councils.

4.   Never mind that the United States and Iraq are beating war drums over weapons inspections.

5.   They know the sound of war drums when they hear them and they have every right to mourn their obvious return.

6.   Despite the bravado and loud war drums, Chavalit and his allies are obviously in disarray over the issues they intend to use for the censure debate.

7.   However, the NAP war drum is being beaten for a cause which could be a disaster for the party.

8.   India is banging the war drum with Pakistan over alleged cross-border extremist attacks into its part of the disputed Himalayan province.

9.   The expulsion turned up the heat in the escalating conflict between Haiti and the international community and started war drums beating in Washington.