1.   Last year, this standoff led India to refuse to sign an international treaty banning all nuclear tests, a stand that effectively killed the treaty.

2.   That standoff led to construction delays at the huge project that were costing Enron a small fortune.

3.   The FBI took over the situation, and the ensuing standoff led to the siege in April.

4.   The Iraq standoff could still lead to either triumph or tragedy, or, most analysts believe, something in between.

5.   Washington refuses to pay, and North Korea is warning that the standoff could lead the agreement to fall apart.

6.   Meanwhile, the standoff has led to increasing clashes between armed groups backing the government or Zapatistas.

7.   Opposition and religious leaders warned that unless a solution is found quickly, the political standoff could lead to civil war.

8.   That accord collapsed in April when a standoff between Taylor and a rival, Roosevelt Johnson, led to unprecedented fighting in the Liberian capital.

9.   The Franco-Dutch standoff has led to speculation that the Dutch would veto Trichet.

10.   The standoff has led the two nuclear rivals to mobilize their armies at the border.