1.   Following the debacle in the first battle for Grozny, the Chechen capital, professional soldiers here privately voice their contempt for Russian tactics and morale.

2.   He has voiced his contempt for the press, though he is a voracious newspaper reader and one of his daughters is a Washington-based wire service reporter.

3.   In their private comments outside the courtroom, government lawyers brim with confidence that they have already won the case, voicing contempt for the defense.

4.   Russian privates and generals alike have publicly voiced contempt for their mission in Chechnya.

5.   When the mayor fails to get his way, he often voices contempt for the courts.

6.   Argentine President Carlos Menem, a staunch US ally, voiced strong contempt for Cuban socialism.