1.   He reappeared as soon as the battlefield situation improved.

2.   Furthermore, Perry suggested that there was no likelihood of the battlefield situation being reversed even if the arms embargo were lifted.

3.   Western air power should not be used indiscriminately to shape the battlefield situation.

4.   The battlefield situation throughout Bosnia continued to deteriorate in the vacuum of stalled peace talks.

5.   The battlefield situation throughout Bosnia has continued to deteriorate in the vacuum of stalled peace talks.

6.   The U.N. official, based in the Bihac enclave of northwest Bosnia, had no immediate word on the battlefield situation overnight and early Thursday.

7.   The United Nations is prevented by both sides from monitoring the battlefield situation and issuing independent reports.

8.   The warring sides issued conflicting accounts on the battlefield situation in the northeast.