1.   Although the strident nationalists argue that the United States is plotting to keep Russia weak and run the world, NATO is seen as the enemy rather than America.

2.   But that is precisely what happened once strident nationalists gained ascendancy.

3.   Could Lebed or some other strident nationalist make it happen?

4.   Demagogues here range from strident Macedonian nationalists to Albanian separatists to advocates of unity with Serbia.

5.   One of the most strident nationalists, Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky, and Yevgeny M. Primakov, the cautious prime minister, also have Jewish roots.

6.   Seselj, a strident nationalist who has fallen in and out of favor with Milosevic over the last decade, was widely considered the real victor.

7.   The growing field also includes Grigory Yavlinsky, an economic reformer, and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a strident nationalist.

8.   Vladimir Zhirninovky, the strident nationalist, mocked Clinton for his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

9.   Vladimir Zhirninovsky, the strident nationalist, mocked President Clinton for his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

10.   Apathy may foil the vote again, or hand victory to a strident nationalist condemned as a fascist by Western officials.