1.   The troops were preparing for another onslaught against the enemy.

2.   The troops prepared to engage with the enemy.

3.   The troops prepared to engage the enemy.

4.   Two hundred and fifty British troops are preparing to fly to war-torn Croatia as part of a United Nations peace-keeping force.

5.   And psychological operation troops will prepare leaflets, radio broadcasts, and posters in Serbo-Croatian that advise residents the NATO force comes in peace but will indeed defend itself.

6.   And the night U.S. troops prepared to storm Panama, top Bush administration aides engaged in small talk at the annual Christmas party for the White House press corps.

7.   As American troops prepared to arrive for their peace-keeping mission in Bosnia last weekend, only two news anchors were there.

8.   As the U.N. troops prepare to leave, Arkan is said to be in hiding in Serbia, sought by international authorities on murder and theft charges.

9.   As NATO troops prepared to enter the town, some masked Serb paramilitary police came into their neighborhood, determined to torch the Albanian homes.

10.   Even as refugees pass through the corridor, Russian troops are preparing to seize Pervomaiskaya, through which the corridor runs.