11.   As the Chechnya war intensifies, President Boris Yeltsin faces political dangers strikingly similar to those Mikhail Gorbachev encountered in his final year as Soviet leader.

12.   As the war intensifies, managing bottler relationships will become more critical to avoid defections to the other camp.

13.   But it could have a crucial role to play as the war intensifies, dealing with anti-terrorist legislation and requests for bigger military budgets.

14.   The war is intensifying even as the government pursues peace talks.

15.   They have enough money to leave Kabul and relocate their store to Pakistan if the winter becomes too harsh or the war intensifies.

16.   Correspondents said the war will now intensify as delegates to the consultative conference voted for election before peace, a move criticised by the RUF leader, Foday Sankoh.

17.   The war has intensified despite the setting up of transitional institutions in which power is shared equally between Hutus and Tutsis.