1.   But then Kurosawa, with his diagonal movements, owes a lot to the earlier Russian master, Sergei Eisenstein.

2.   Other delegates have said an earlier Russian request for a three-week delay to consider the Ramaker text alleviated the pressure to finish by the end of June.

3.   Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin on Tuesday reiterated an earlier Russian offer for unconditional peace talks with the rebels.

4.   An earlier Russian move to condemn rights violations throughout Yugoslavia, aimed at NATO airstrikes, was voted down.

5.   An earlier Russian news agency report said the attack was protesting the war in the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya.

6.   Chances of a cease-fire appeared slim despite earlier Russian peace overtures.

7.   Chances of a cease-fire, scheduled for Wednesday night, appeared slim despite earlier Russian peace overtures.

8.   He also repeated an earlier Russian offer for unconditional talks with the rebels.

9.   During an earlier Russian intervention, he threatened a campaign of terrorist acts, including attacks on Russian nuclear power plants.