11.   Jan Hommen, the chief financial officer, said the slowdown has left Philips with a major buildup in unsold inventory, forcing the company to scale back production.

12.   The United States has branded Iran a rogue state for its alleged sponsorship of international terrorism and major military buildup.

13.   They stayed for several weeks before Saddam backed off in the face of a major allied military buildup in the region.

14.   U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen ordered a major buildup Wednesday of U.S. military force in the Persian Gulf.

15.   U.S. National Guard and reserve forces are likely to be called up for duty to support an expected major buildup of American warplanes.

16.   Baghdad has pulled back the bulk of those forces, but the United States and its allies have pressed on with a major military buildup of their own.