11.   Bush spoke as an American military buildup continued in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, with warplanes moving within striking distance of Afghanistan.

12.   But at the same time they said the country would not scale back its military buildup unless Pakistan followed the words with deeds.

13.   But in many conversations with senior U.S. officials, Musharraf expressed growing alarm about the size of the Indian military buildup on his border.

14.   But officials emphasized that the latest skirmishes did not appear connected to those attacks or to the new American military buildup in the region.

15.   But the Chechens expect it and the Russian military refuses to deny it, and the military buildup around the region sure looks like it.

16.   China has already taken the offensive by issuing a report last week criticizing the U.S. military buildup as a violation of human rights.

17.   Clinton said economic cooperation and cultural exchange between the Koreas could yield far more than a military buildup.

18.   Did the vast Reagan military buildup have the effect of bankrupting the Soviet Union?

19.   Despite the diplomatic activity in New York, the US military buildup in the Gulf continued unabated Friday.

20.   Despite the diplomatic maneuvering, administration officials stressed that the United States plans to continue its military buildup in the Persian Gulf region.