101.  In Croatia, U.N. officials have reported both sides building up defensive positions.

102.  In New York, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said peacekeepers were taking up defensive positions in readiness for possible fighting.

103.  In New York, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said peacekeepers were taking up defensive positions to prepare for possible fighting.

104.  Israel voiced fears of a possible Syrian attack after Syria redeployed thousands of its troops to defensive positions in central and eastern Lebanon.

105.  It should come as no surprise that Indonesia has always taken a defensive position in responding to international criticism on its human rights record.

106.  Marines at the base took defensive positions as the base, usually roaring with the noise of generators and machinery, fell into an eerie quiet.

107.  Local radio station Eclesia reported that the army was strengthening its defensive positions and was preparing to receive supplies dropped by parachute.

108.  Military leaders were to meet Thursday in Lusaka to assess progress on the implementation of a disengagement agreement and redeployment to new defensive positions.

109.  On Wednesday, a Defense Ministry spokesman said the government was still in a defensive position.

110.  Pakistani soldiers first targeted Indian forward defensive positions and later trained their fire on civilian areas, Col. Bhatt said.