1.   But it hopes its contribution will form part of an international force protecting food convoys.

2.   An essential part of that mission is to protect aid convoys and to insure that they reach their destination.

3.   But less than a thousand Canadian and African troops are now in Rwanda, with the rest still to be trained to protect convoys and reassure returning villagers.

4.   But without trucks or gasoline to haul loads, or enough peacekeepers to protect aid convoys, even basic reconnaisance missions are not an easy feat.

5.   He demanded a U.N. commitment to use force to protect all convoys carrying refugees out of Zepa.

6.   Heavy machine guns, mounted on all-terrain vehicles, protect drug convoys.

7.   Joined the Atlantic fleet and protected convoys between the United States and Europe during World War I.

8.   The U.N. force protected convoys going to besieged towns, in effect breaking the Serbian sieges.

9.   Unlike neighboring Kosovo, NATO troops here do not protect civilian convoys or guard churches.

10.   Aid officials said it had, while the force maintains that protecting civilian convoys undermines freedom of movement.