1.   And, what are the military options as confrontation looms?By John Donnelly and Bryan Bender.

2.   As a ship of pirates unloads booty at a wharf, a British man-of-war actually plies the lagoon in front of the casino, and a confrontation looms.

3.   As the confrontations loomed over the subpoenas, Hillary Rodham Clinton predicted Wednesday that the current furor over the scandal would fade with time.

4.   A similar confrontation now looms on a grander scale as the debate over economic globalization intensifies in the industrial countries.

5.   But a new confrontation looms over tax cuts.

6.   But prosecutors pointedly refused to confirm that there were any negotiations over privilege issues, signaling that a constitutional confrontation was still looming.

7.   Evidently aware that a confrontation loomed, Gingrich left by way of a back elevator.

8.   For now a tense confrontation may still loom ahead.

9.   Yet that remains to be worked out, and a tense confrontation may still loom ahead.

10.   Another confrontation loomed in Tirana, the scene of violent protests last month.