1.   If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue.

2.   A blind bidding war ensued.

3.   A full-scale public relations war ensued.

4.   A pyrotechnic war ensues, with cannons booming, masts snapping, buildings flaming and sailors catapulting through the air.

5.   A twilight war ensued in the mist-covered mountains while American planes based in Thailand dropped thousands of tons of bombs over the trail.

6.   Iran, Turkey and Syria could be tempted to try to seize control over some of the pieces and a regional war could ensue.

7.   Should the meetings break down, a trade war could ensue.

8.   A bloody war ensued, with the rebel minority Serbs, backed by the Yugoslav army, occupying a third of the country.

9.   A bidding war ensued.