1.   The system is still fragile, and moods about domestic and foreign policies are increasingly somber, defensive and isolationist.

2.   Facing overwhelming firepower, the Chechen mood was increasingly somber as the area they hold seems to be shrinking.

3.   Facing overwhelming firepower, the Chechen mood was increasingly somber with none of the dancing or shows of defiance of recent days.

4.   Facing overwhelming firepower, the Chechen mood was increasingly somber, with none of the dancing or shows of defiance of recent days.