1.   But Clinton administration officials were hesitant to draw any connection between the punishing allied air attacks and the strength of the Shiite demonstrations following this latest killing.

2.   Iraq faces a punishing air assault should President Clinton approve an attack.

3.   Locked in a desperate race against the savage ground tactics, U.S. and allied forces turned a punishing air campaign directly onto Serb military positions throughout Kosovo.

4.   The punishing NATO air strikes.

5.   US forces kept up a punishing air and ground assault Thursday on Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.

6.   A final endorsement by the Council would save Iraq from a punishing U.S. air attack, and save Washington from strong international opposition to such a strike.

7.   A series of loud explosions rocked Baghdad early Saturday as U.S. and British forces pressed with a third wave of a punishing air offensive.

8.   A series of loud explosions rocked Baghdad Saturday as U.S. forces pressed with the punishing air offensive for the third straight night.

9.   A series of thunderous explosions rocked Baghdad before dawn Saturday as U.S. and British forces pressed with the punishing air offensive against Iraq for the third straight night.

10.   A series of thunderous explosions rocked Baghdad before dawn Saturday as U.S. forces pressed with the punishing air offensive for the third straight night.