1.   Fan contingents for the Dodgers and the Padres dominated the Big Ed crowds.

2.   Because of the Asian economic crisis, the Philippines has had difficulty assembling a large, well-trained contingent for the games.

3.   Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen also promised aid to Ukraine to fund its peacekeeping contingent for Kosovo.

4.   Israel is also worried over Republican opposition to a US contingent for a multinational force of observers on the Golan.

5.   The Armenians are opposed to the inclusion of a Turkish contingent mainly for historical reasons, and Baku is reluctant to see Russian soldiers deployed in its territory.

6.   The Japanese are the third largest contingent for the club.