1.  While giving priority to peaceful means, the European Council for the first time publicly declared that it did not exclude the use of military means by the UN.

2.  And the real United States posture was again moving from diplomatic to military means.

3.  Beijing, for its part, has continued to press hard for reunification, by military means if necessary.

4.  But history books are virtually unanimous that it was forced on Korea by military means.

5.  But it is no longer necessary to pursue it by military means.

6.  But the simple reality is that Russia, now and for years to come, has neither the financial nor the military means to create a lasting new empire.

7.  But US drug czar Barry McCaffrey and other officials prefer to try military means and dampen demand domestically through social messages.

8.  Croatia chose to reclaim its long lost territory through military means on the same day.

9.  Grapes of Wrath may take its place in text books as a warning about the consequences of failing to match political goals and military means.

10.  Instead, his narrative is animated by sharply stated assessments of long-term strategies and short-term tactics, political goals and military means.