31.   A principled response to self-determination claims asserted prior to the outbreak of armed conflict cannot depend on whether war crimes are committed after the conflict begins.

32.   According to the organization, armed conflict in Afghanistan could exacerbate an already dangerous situation for civilians as well as for soldiers.

33.   But certainly their argument was not as menacing as those of opponents threatening each other with nuclear annihilation or old-fashioned armed conflict.

34.   But Albania remains one of the smallest and weakest countries in the region, hurt by years of isolation and proximity to the armed conflicts in the Balkans.

35.   But for other reasons, too, virtually nobody wants an armed conflict.

36.   But he suggested that the peace effort should not disintegrate into violence, since the Palestinians would lose an armed conflict with Israel.

37.   But differences, say, between democracies and absolutist societies or between types of armed conflict are essential now.

38.   But the president has also made it clear that he will not wait for public backing before committing U.S. troops to armed conflict.

39.   Collapse of the Middle East peace effort would have wrenching consequences, including the prospect of renewed armed conflict.

40.   Does the performance of markets during past armed conflicts offer many clues?