111.  Waterways around the island are iced over so boats cannot get through, making aircraft the only means of access, said Oglonev.

112.  Until Taiwan lifts a ban on direct contact with Beijing, the semi-official organisations set up by the two countries are the only means of contact.

113.  US officials see a meeting between the two leaders as the only means of restoring calm to the territories.

114.  Rather than a punitive measure, the adminstration considers the NATO operation perhaps the only means of getting the Bosnian Serbs to negotiate the latest US peace initiative.

115.  Quotas represented the only means of ensuring that a majority of work shown is of European origin, he said.

116.  Since the Russian assault, the only means of communication with Arshty has been by radio because armoured vehicles ploughed up roads.

117.  That means they now find themselves in the invidious position of being forced to endorse the arch-enemy Chirac as the only means of combatting Le Pen.

118.  The airbridge is the only means of regular supply for the city, which is already suffering after surrounding Serb forces tightened their noose in recent weeks.