1.   The government dropped repeated hints Thursday that it favors compromise rather than a tough line or rescue attempt that might endanger the hostages.

2.   The report praised the Filipino soldiers and said they had taken care not to endanger the hostages.

3.   When hostages are endangered, the government can trick the terrorists by stringing them along and then striking in the dead of night with overwhelming force.

4.   Pasqua said the commandos twice postponed plans to storm the plane for fear of endangering the hostages.

5.   Fujimori requested the summit after Hashimoto expressed concern that recent provocative actions by Peruvian security forces might endanger the hostages, many of them Japanese.

6.   Hashimoto has repeatedly urged Fujimori to be more careful in dealing with the standoff so as not endanger the hostages.

7.   He refused to discuss whether Indian soldiers were searching for the militants, saying that could endanger the hostages.

8.   In New York, the U.N. Security Council on Friday called on all sides to refrain from doing anything to endanger the hostages.

9.   In New York, the U.N. Security Council on called on all sides to refrain from doing anything to endanger the hostages.

10.   Japan had repeatedly asked the Peruvians to avoid any actions that might endanger the hostages.