1.   American intelligence analysts first noticed the military buildup last October when Washington was rushing troops to Kuwait to check the forces of President Saddam Hussein of Iraq.

2.   The United States rushed unprepared troops from occupation duty in Japan.

3.   With India rushing troops to the border of Pakistan, President Bush called the leaders of both nations on Saturday to try to avert a war.

4.   Pakistan has rushed troops to its border in an effort to apprehend any Taliban and al-Qaida fighters who seek refuge there.

5.   Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin rushed troops to the West Bank and to the Gaza Strip to protect Jewish settlements.

6.   Combat troops have been rushed into Bosnia while support units lag behind.

7.   Commanders said troops were rushed to the scene, but acknowledged the help did not come quickly enough to prevent the bloodshed.

8.   Details of the attack were not immediately available, officials said, and reinforcement troops were being rushed to the detachment at Mavadivembu in Batticaloa district.

9.   Despite setting up bilateral committees to resolve border demarcations and disputes, the Burmese army has rushed troops to points of contention several times during the past several years.

10.   Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin rushed more troops to the West Bank and Gaza Strip to protect Jewish settlements.