61.   British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook announced in August that Britain planned to undertake a review of its policies toward its colonies, in an apparent effort to soothe tensions.

62.   But instead, he gave hardline aide Biljana Plavsic responsibility of dealing with the international community, an apparent effort to maintain power behind the scenes.

63.   But France retained a general reservation, an apparent effort to get the Netherlands to drop its tolerant legislation on use of soft drugs.

64.   But opposition activists attacked polling stations in the southern port city of Chittagong and other towns in an apparent effort to frighten election officials and keep voters away.

65.   But in an apparent effort to soften the diplomatic impact of the announcements, both countries deliberately avoided mentioning the islets by name.

66.   China stepped up its threats of attack in an apparent effort to intimidate Taiwanese into deserting him.

67.   Croatia, which has a defensive agreement with Bosnia, has mounted an attack from the south in an apparent effort to relieve pressure on Bihac.

68.   Cuban security forces Tuesday began freeing some of the scores of other dissidents who were detained during the trial in an apparent effort to prevent public protests.

69.   Defying the government, the army has moved troops and equipment into civilian areas in an apparent effort to discourage or dodge NATO bombardments which targeted their facilities.

70.   Eventually, the Israeli police withdrew from the area, in keeping with their apparent efforts to avoid direct confrontations.