21.   The latest crackdown indicates Milosevic is trying to crush all opposition before possible recognition of Bosnia.

22.   The latest crackdown may indicate Milosevic is trying to crush all opposition before he recognizes Bosnia.

23.   The latest crackdown indicates Milosevic is trying to crush all opposition before his possible recognition of Bosnia.

24.   He hinted broadly that Shevardnadze might have organised the whole thing himself as a pretext to crush the opposition.

25.   The Russians want to make this a launching pad for its push into the Chechen interior to crush all opposition there.

26.   Mahathir appeared to make good a promise to crush the opposition.

27.   The government used armed gangs to crush the opposition, subvert the rule of law, undermine the judiciary and harass the private press, Amnesty charged.

28.   The government used armed gangs to crush the opposition, subvert the rule of law, undermine the judiciary and harass the private press, it charged.