71.   He suggested a collective security alliance made up of Asia-Pacific nations to counter the threat.

72.   At a joint news conference with Blair after their talks, Cheney said a key focus of his tour was countering the threat of weapons of mass destruction.

73.   Bhutto did not specifically say if Pakistani experts were developing their own missile to counter the threat from India.

74.   But he said Washington should sell Taipei whatever weapons it needs to counter the threat, and should impose a flurry of sanctions on Beijing.

75.   But the current counter-terrorist arrangements required to counter the threat were fragmented.

76.   The outbreak led to the authorities being accused of failing to act fast enough to counter the threat.

77.   The United States was committed to counter any threats to the Gulf region, he said.

78.   Turkey initiated the deal two years ago in order to counter the threat of long-range missiles from Iran, Iraq and Syria, the reports said.

79.   US Vice President Al Gore also called on Gulf states to work with Washington to counter the threat posed by Iran and Iraq.

80.   It was set up to counter the threat of Soviet invasion.