1.   He and Powell were concerned not only about achieving their military goals but also about how the war was being portrayed by the news media.

2.   Leaders hoping to discourage future Japanese influence want to portray the war as a reflection of continuing Japanese imperialism.

3.   Russia has portrayed the war in Chechnya as a struggle against Islamic fanatics and blamed the general instability on its southern borders on the same forces.

4.   Russia portrays its war in Chechnya as a struggle against terrorists and bandits, but human rights monitors have accused federal troops of abuses against civilians.

5.   The Internet browser war is portrayed as a battle between Microsoft Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp., with the Justice Dept. weighing in on the side of the underdog.

6.   The military now portrays that war as a defeat caused by meddlesome politicians in Moscow and this new conflict as something totally new and different.

7.   Western diplomats described the Turkish commitment as a major step in efforts to portray the war in Afghanistan as a fight against terrorism, not a war on Islam.

8.   With its rousing musical score and wisecracking soldiers, Halo portrays war as most games do, as mindless fun.

9.   Putin has sought to portray the war in Chechnya as part of the international fight against terrorism.

10.   THE Internet browser war is portrayed as a battle between Microsoft and Netscape.