91.   But concern has persisted among South Korean officials that North Korea may be diverting some of the aid money for military use.

92.   But in November, Tajik officials offered the United States the use of any of three airfields and said they would consider opening their air space for military use.

93.   But even simple items can be turned to military uses, and it can often be extremely difficult to determine if a given purchase is purely civilian in intent.

94.   But Thanh appeared to rule out any future military use of the deep-water port by foreign nations.

95.   But Vietnam appeared to rule out any future military use of the deep-water port by foreign nations.

96.   China denied Thursday that it diverted U.S. supercomputers for military use or that it had become a top global supplier of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons technology.

97.   China insists the buildings are shelters for Chinese fishermen, but the Philippines believes they also have military uses.

98.   China on Friday dismissed complaints by the Philippines that Chinese ships visited a disputed South China Sea reef and repaired structures for possible military use.

99.   China says platforms it has built on Mischief Reef are shelters for fishermen, but the Philippines contends they could have military uses.

100.   China says the structures are shelters for fishermen during storms, but the Philippines says they could have military uses.