11.   With a doctrine requiring the U.S. military to prepare for two nearly simultaneous regional wars, the armed forces have plenty to do even without peacekeeping.

12.   An Indonesian newspaper reported that the military has prepared a contingency plan to evacuate a quarter-million East Timorese if the clashes get out of control.

13.   As the political arm of the liberation movement undermined itself, the military prepared to step into the power vacuum this created.

14.   As the politicians talked, the military prepared for war.

15.   Before Rhein-Main can close completely, the U.S. military must prepare other west German air bases, both in the Rhineland, to fill the gap.

16.   Before Rhine-Main can close completely, the U.S. military must prepare other west German air bases, both in the Rhineland, to fill the gap.

17.   Fernando said the Sri Lankan military was preparing a proposal to present to the Cabinet and hopes to finalize the deal next month.

18.   In Bethlehem, there were signs that the Israeli military was preparing for an end to the standoff later Tuesday.

19.   It could pay for any urgent or unexpected expenses as the military prepares for NATO membership, he said.

20.   It was not clear if the military was preparing to press charges against any of the soldiers involved in the operation.