1.   But because it is a democracy next to China, dependent on China and coveted by China, it has to restrain its independence drive.

2.   Amory, the force behind the independence drive, urged citizens to ignore nay-sayers who warned the tiny island cannot sustain itself in a global economy.

3.   But the independence drive has continued in his absence despite opposition from the pro-democracy leadership in Serbia.

4.   But the independence drive has continued past his ouster and into the tenure of new, pro-democracy leaders in Serbia and on the federal, Yugoslav, level.

5.   But the independence drive has continued past his ouster and into the tenure of new, pro-democracy leaders.

6.   Despite the less-than-convincing support for his independence drive, Djukanovic has not budged.

7.   His independence drive has continued despite growing international pressure on him to work with the new pro-democracy leaderships of Yugoslavia and Serbia.

8.   However, in the past, he has threatened terrorist actions, including the destruction of nuclear reactors to counter Russian efforts to curb his independence drive.

9.   However, Montenegrin leaders appear determined to continue an independence drive and have tentatively scheduled a referendum for April or May on breaking away.

10.   Hundreds of people, perhaps even thousands, have died since Russia invaded the small, mostly Muslim republic in a bid to rein in its independence drive.