1.   The Chinese authorities have asked for aid to help the earthquake victims.

2.   Western aid has helped to alleviate the situation in northern India.

3.   Aid also helps forestall civil wars that often cost America for emergency aid and peacekeeping, he said.

4.   Aid helps to reduce infant mortality in countries with sound policies, but does not have any effect on infant mortality where policies are poor.

5.   Aid can help, but diplomacy and political negotiation are essential.

6.   But none of the organizations are willing to suspend relief operations, although critics have argued that the outside aid may be helping to prolong the war.

7.   But the aid can help only a fraction of the population and offers no long-term answer, Morton said.

8.   City Manager Jim Norman Montevideo, Minn., said the aid would help morale.

9.   Even Velickovski, the cabdriver with a strong distrust of Albanians, acknowledged that financial aid could help.

10.   Gov. George E. Pataki asked for federal aid to help the city and state dig out.