1.   They were discussing the merits of sending soldiers to the area.

2.   Bosnia had to patch together an army, sending soldiers to the front with no formal training, and little more than hunting rifles.

3.   The soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen.

4.   Already, however, there are clear signs that the United States is preparing to send soldiers to Bosnia shortly after any settlement is reached.

5.   And U.N. peacekeeping was on the ropes before a single soldier was even sent to Congo.

6.   Annan says New Zealand, Malaysia, and the Phillipines are willing to send soldiers, too.

7.   -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said his country would fight terrorism but would not send soldiers into a war.

8.   A European envoy said Tuesday that he did not expect European soldiers to be sent, either.

9.   A pregnant soldier is sent back to Germany as soon as her pregnancy is confirmed.

10.   But other top officials sheepishly explained that even if soldiers are sent, combat is unlikely.