21.   Just before and during the Gulf War, said Baker, the government tried to anticipate terrorist attacks.

22.   Throughout the case, prosecutors found themselves anticipating attacks and trying to pre-empt them.

23.   However, civilians were taking to underground shelters, anticipating an attack.

24.   President Fidel Ramos sacked a general and a colonel for failure to anticipate the attack.

25.   The Arab League warned Thursday against the now widely anticipated US attack on Iraq, saying such action could only increase tension in the region.