21.   Fujimori had said he would resort to force to end the seige if any of the hostages was harmed.

22.   Authorities had promised not to resort to force to end the crisis.

23.   Authorities have promised not to resort to force to end the crisis.

24.   Authorities had promised from the start that they would not resort to force to end the rebellion.

25.   Eitrea urged Yemen Tuesday to await a ruling by the ICJ before resorting to force.

26.   While Fujimori had earlier hinted he could resort to force to free the hostages, the Japanese government repeatedly called on Peru to seek a peaceful solution.

27.   Kulikov warned upon his arrival in the Chechen capital Saturday that the government could resort to force again if the rebels did not agree to a disarmament plan.

28.   Moscow Echo radio quoted Maskhadov as saying the Chechen side needed new guarantees that Russia would not resort to force again in the Caucasus republic.

29.   Moscow Echo radio quoted Chechen field commander Aslan Maskhadov as saying the Chechen side needed new guarantees that Russia would not resort to force again in the Caucasus republic.

30.   Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov on Tuesday denounced the US missile raids on Iraq, saying resorting to force was not a solution for anybody.