11.  Russian analysts, however, have yet to prove that a US or British sub was damaged.

12.  Some Russian analysts had predicted that a protracted fiscal crisis would force Yeltsin from office and create political chaos.

13.  Some Russian analysts predict that Putin and Bush might have to settle for a framework of broad principles when they meet in Moscow next month.

14.  Some Russian political analysts are already speculating that Zyuganov could soon begin wooing Alexander Lebed, a popular retired general and ardent nationalist.

15.  The dollar yield will have to rise to attract significant investment, said Russian analysts.

16.  The thought of restoring the monarchy with a Romanov as czar is not as far-fetched as it seems, some Russian political analysts contend.

17.  But Chechen sources and Russian analysts said Dudayev apparently has long planned to use Imayev as a scapegoat for the inevitable concessions.

18.  But Russian military analysts questioned the logic of such a deployment, particularly the choice to station ground-based nuclear weapons at a naval base.

19.  But, he added, Russian analysts are hungry to study a field that was forbidden to them for so long.

20.  Interfax quoted a Russian analyst as saying the deal could have been transacted illegally without government authorization.