41.   Such a move against the better-armed Serbs ringing the city could result in even more bloodletting than residents have seen so far.

42.   The airlift was frequently threatened by Serb rebels who ringed the city.

43.   The airlift was regularly threatened by Serb-rebels ringing the city.

44.   The ancient city also was ringed by a wall.

45.   The ancient city was also ringed by a wall.

46.   The crisis seemed to be hurtling toward a bloody showdown over the Chechen capital, Grozny, as Russian troops began to ring the city.

47.   They also said that Israeli soldiers would have to be pulled back from positions that ring Palestinian cities.

48.   There was looting Thursday in several towns ringing the city.

49.   They also said that Israeli soldiers would have to be pulled back from positions that ring Israeli cities.

50.   Today, the government switched tactics and punched out from Sarajevo toward Serb positions ringing the city, he said.