11.   As the fighting continued, the militia had several frantic conversations with the militants on the radio.

12.   As the talks faltered, the fighting in Kosovo continued Tuesday in violation of an October cease-fire.

13.   As intense fighting continued in Kosovo, Holbrooke was ensconced with Milosevic in Belgrade.

14.   As the fighting continued, so did talks in Germany on the shape of a post-Taliban government.

15.   Bloody fighting continues in outlying Chechen regions.

16.   But army officials fear more reservists will seek a way out as the fighting continues and becomes routine.

17.   But on the subject of Chechnya, where the brutal fighting continues, Clinton said he did raise his concerns about Russian aggression.

18.   But the boastful declarations of military and political leaders that the country would fight to the last man to defend Jaffna are sounding more tentative as the fighting continues.

19.   But the fighting continues because the other main rebel group, divided between two factions supported respectively by Rwanda and Uganda, refuses to sign.

20.   Certainly there was no sign of a truce Wednesday in Chechnya, where heavy fighting continued on both sides.