1.   But nobody at the White House immediately condemned the use of force with military backing to seize power.

2.   China is not the Soviet Union, which was surrounded by weak countries that needed our military backing and welcomed us.

3.   Indeed, with the military backing, and, according to some accounts, taking part in the militia violence, police were sometimes placed in an impossible position.

4.   Iraqi military officers, meanwhile, are understandably reluctant to plot against Saddam without clearer promise of U.S. military backing than Washington is prepared to offer.

5.   Iraqi military officers, meanwhile, are understandably reluctant to plot against Saddam Hussein without clearer promise of American military backing than Washington is prepared to offer.

6.   Military backing is vital for any aspiring presidential contender, even more so at a time of political and social strife.

7.   Taiwan seems convinced it can campaign for independence with the military backing of the United States.

8.   This demand is not yet an issue of military backing.

9.   With American military backing, Israel crushingly defeated its Arab neighbors and forced two of them to make peace.

10.   Perhaps foreseeing a potential need for military backing, Yeltsin chose a new candidate for premier with a long security background, Sergei Stepashin.