11.   Second, he is believed to understand that using such weapons would invite overwhelming retaliation.

12.   Sanctions could well invite Japanese retaliation, which, in turn, would almost certainly damage other American companies doing business in Japan.

13.   That would invite retaliation against our own leaders.

14.   The Bosnian soldiers in Srebrenica conducted raids against Bosnian Serb villages, a tactic some townspeople saw as suicidally stupid because it invited retaliation.

15.   The tariffs invite retaliation on goods that U.S. companies export.

16.   Trade barriers invite retaliation, which points to decreased consumer buying power, diminished sales, lower profits -- and lower stock prices.

17.   Palestinians have warned that targeting their senior officials would invite retaliation in kind.

18.   Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Sunday that the government will not allow Palestinian guerrillas to use the south for attacks Israel, thus inviting harsh retaliation.

19.   Lawyers for Gen. Augusto Pinochet argued Wednesday that putting the former Chilean dictator on trial in a foreign court would be unprecedented and invite retaliation from Chile.

20.   Strikes like the one Israel launched early Tuesday usually invite guerrilla retaliation in the form of katyusha rockets aimed at northern border towns.