11.  At the same time, their ability to serve as a shield for the Serbs against any international military action has been underlined.

12.  After years of being tolerated with a mixture of apathy, cynicism and denial, corruption is becoming a target of serious international action.

13.  But it is an understandable move in the current situation, and only serves to heighten the need for international action to get the world growing again.

14.  But it put off any international action on the crisis until late next month at the earliest.

15.  But this time the fighting has not engulfed the food supply, so it is unlikely the deadly starvation that inspired international action will soon return.

16.  But while the symbolism of joint international action might turn investors into optimists, it is easy to exaggerate the likely effect of a joint rate cut.

17.  But when international action is not possible, Washington has no choice but to apply tough but selective American sanctions.

18.  But this reality has changed few minds, perhaps because political considerations outweigh humanitarian instincts until heart-wrenching, televised scenes become domestic prods to international action.

19.  For spam to disappear, a combination of coordinated international regulatory action, aggressive enforcement, software and human oversight is needed, Salem said.

20.  He called for substantive international action to protect Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and to castigate Israel.