1.   And the Russian military assault shows no signs of abating.

2.   At the same time one of his most influential deputies insisted publicly that, if anything, the military assault on Grozny must intensify.

3.   At the same time one of his most influential deputies insisted publicly that, if anything, the military assault on Grozny, the Chechen capital, must intensify.

4.   Administration officials also filled in more details of how Bush decided to proceed with the military assault against Afghanistan.

5.   But do Americans have the patience for slow reform, as opposed to bang-and-boom military assaults?

6.   But he does know that as a result of the attack that killed them, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered a major military assault on the West Bank.

7.   But Nemer contended that the Clinton administration had not proven that Iraq was pursuing such dangerous policies that a military assault was needed.

8.   But Vedrine said the threat of NATO air strikes against Serbia had kept Milosevic from ordering a full-scale Serbian military assault to retake rebel-held areas.

9.   Clinton also will seek to persuade a skeptical American public and critical Congress that restoring democracy in Haiti justifies the military assault.

10.   For his part, Hussein avoided a full-bore military assault, apparently at the last minute.