1.   Bowing to industry cost concerns, the commission dropped an early suggestion that civilian airplanes be equipped with anti-missile devices.

2.   Albright minced no words, either, after Cuban jet fighters shot down two unarmed civilian airplanes flying out of Miami last spring.

3.   But displaying how the reports are used for current political purposes, Christopher sharply criticized Cuba for stifling dissent and shooting down civilian airplanes.

4.   Certainly, shooting down all wayward civilian airplanes is not the answer.

5.   Clinton signed into law legislation seeking to punish foreign companies doing business with Cuba after the Communist nation shot down two unarmed U.S. civilian airplanes in international airspace.

6.   The bill was dead before Cuba shot down two civilian airplanes in late February, and Clinton grabbed the issue.

7.   The compromise comes less than a week after Cuban fighters shot down two unarmed civilian American airplanes.

8.   The Cuban issue had been brewing since the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba was expanded after two civilian airplanes were shot down near the Cuban coast earlier this year.

9.   The recent downing of two American civilian airplanes by the Cuban Air Force brought back a familiar image of Cuba.

10.   The United States is signatory to a treaty that appears to bar using force against civilian airplanes.