21.   One official said, for instance, that some money appropriated for relief for Sarajevo, the Bosnia capital, might go to the rapid reaction force.

22.   Perry said he did not expect the rapid reaction force, composed of French, British, and Dutch troops, to be ready for action until next month.

23.   President Clinton said Friday he is determined to help finance the deployment of a U.N. rapid reaction force in Bosnia despite opposition from Republican leaders in Congress.

24.   Rifkind said the conference also agreed steps to reinforce the U.N. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, including stepping up the rapid reaction force.

25.   Senior U.N. officials here conceded that a withdrawal has never been more likely and that the rapid reaction force would be very useful for it.

26.   Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali recently suggested a rapid reaction force, which is now gathering support.

27.   Talking to reporters, she criticized Blair for agreeing to commit British troops to a new European rapid reaction force.

28.   The European Union is engaged in a project to develop its own rapid reaction force that would work in conjunction with NATO but separable from it.

29.   The Europeans believe that a homegrown rapid reaction force could intervene in conflicts such as Bosnia and Kosovo before they escalate to full-scale wars.

30.   The movement of elements in the new allied rapid reaction force to Sarajevo over the weekend could be a signal of seriousness.