21.   Though he did not provide details, Primakov has opposed an all-out ground invasion of Chechnya.

22.   While NATO spokesmen insist that the alliance is not planning a ground invasion, Clark indirectly raised the issue during a closed-door briefing last Friday for NATO delegates.

23.   Blair said that threats of a ground invasion of Kosovo may have pushed the Yugoslav president into agreeing a peace deal.

24.   Clinton conferred at the White House with NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana, who a day earlier ordered Clark to update plans for a possible ground invasion of Kosovo.

25.   Clinton conferred at the White House with NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana, who a day earlier ordered an update of plans for a possible ground invasion of Kosovo.

26.   Djinjic said there is no need for a NATO ground invasion, since the air strikes had been very effective.

27.   Djinjic said there is no need for a NATO ground invasion, since the airstrikes had been very effective.

28.   Experts say a ground invasion likely would result in U.S. casualties, although few predict major losses.

29.   Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday warned that any NATO ground invasion of Yugoslavia would fail.

30.   Had the Kosovo conflict not been settled, those talks likely would have focused on changing tactics and considering a ground invasion.