101.   Unfortunately, the Russians are less than delighted with the idea of an expanding military alliance moving closer to their borders.

102.   We like military alliances.

103.   What a reckless way to deal with the most successful military alliance in history.

104.   We should launch a major debate to examine from many angles whether or not we should continue the present military alliance.

105.   While Franks will be trying to bolster a military alliance that could be called on to combat the Serbs in a prolonged war.

106.   Women and men both hold leadership roles in the games, heading local governments, military alliances and other groups.

107.   Opponents include diehard communists as well as people who question the need to join another military alliance after the collapse of the Warsaw Pact.

108.   Over the weekend, Russia said it could never tolerate Baltic membership in the Western military alliance.

109.   Ouellet left Wednesday night for Brussels, where he will attend a ministerial meeting of NATO, the western military alliance.

110.   Poland is the only one of the three that was invited earlier this year to join the military alliance.