1.   If the Scud attacks had provoked Israel into entering the war, experts say it could have developed into a global conflict.

2.   Officials also said they feared that the attacks could provoke retaliation by the larger Protestant paramilitary groups here and in the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic to the south.

3.   Senior NATO officials rebuffed the request, saying that the radar tracking did not jeopardize the rescue flight and that an allied attack might unnecessarily provoke Serbian missile firings.

4.   Some analysts in Moscow expressed concern that the attacks would provoke the rebels to retaliate with attacks on Russian cities.

5.   The leaders apparently believe that an FBI attack would provoke a national uprising against the Zionist Occupational Government.

6.   The Palestinian attacks have already provoked isolated acts of reprisal.

7.   Among those criticized publicly by Chavez, there is concern that the attacks could provoke his more radical supporters to violence against journalists.

8.   He also reiterated Serb claims that the attack on Srebrenica was provoked by attacks against Serb civilians by lightly armed government troops from within the enclave.

9.   It was unclear whether the air attacks would provoke the Serbs to renege on their recent willingness to discuss a permanent peace in Bosnia.

10.   The attack provoked international condemnation and raised the likelihood of bloodshed during forthcoming annual marches by the main Protestant fraternal group, the Orange Order.