21.  Security forces loyal to the ousted Bosnian Serb military commander established checkpoints around his compound Tuesday, setting up a possible showdown between civilian and military officials.

22.  The battle is creeping ahead toward a possible showdown.

23.  The clock began ticking Wednesday toward a possible showdown between US Airways and the union representing its flight attendants.

24.  The commander of foreign peacekeepers in Liberia criticized government plans Monday to post armed men along the border, signaling a possible showdown with the warlord who became president.

25.  The ruling sets up a possible showdown between security forces and thousands of Hindu fundamentalists determined to hold a ceremony near the ruins of the Babri mosque on Friday.

26.  The third-round victories kept the two on a collision course for a possible semifinal showdown next week.

27.  In anticipation of a possible showdown Croatian army forces have already deployed along their own confrontation line with the Krajina Serbs.

28.  Interest is certain to focus on a possible showdown between Steffi Graf, fresh from her French Open triumph, and Seles.

29.  Andre Agassi, ranked eighth, was seeded sixth to avert a possible semi-final showdown with reigning champion Pete Sampras.

30.  Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen was to meet with President Bill Clinton early Wednesday amid concern about a possible military showdown over contested islands in the South China Sea.