1.   Analysts attributed the late rebound to news that the Pentagon had ordered fighters and bombers to the Persian Gulf region in apparent preparation for retaliation against terrorists.

2.   Over the past few days the Croatians have moved numerous units, including some elite brigades, to the border area in apparent preparation for an assault.

3.   The military blocked off some roads around the police and army headquarters in the capital with concrete blocks in apparent preparation for the arrival of foreign troops.

4.   And in recent weeks they have been digging defensive positions along the Albanian and Macedonia borders in apparent preparation for a NATO land invasion, Bacon said.

5.   Around dawn police pushed journalists several hundred yards away from the villa in apparent preparation for a second attempt to arrest him.

6.   As police pulled on woolen masks early Sunday in an apparent preparation for a second assault, a convoy of vehicles suddenly sped through the villa gates.

7.   However, gambling tables were being reassembled Thursday in apparent preparations to reopen.

8.   Netanyahu met with senior Cabinet members Wednesday afternoon in apparent preparation for his first encounter with the Palestinian leader he had long condemned as a terrorist.

9.   Netanyahu huddled with senior Cabinet members Wednesday afternoon in apparent preparation for his first encounter with the Palestinian leader whom he had long condemned as a terrorist.

10.   Reports in recent weeks have described Yugoslav army troops digging in areas along the borders with Albania and Macedonia in apparent preparation for a land invasion by NATO troops.