21.  The American response is to leave China with the impression that the United States would intervene if China made a military move.

22.  The American response was extraordinary.

23.  The collective American response to terrorist attacks has muffled the voice of peaceful protest.

24.  The feeble American response is an invitation to Saddam to slaughter more Iraqis, Kurds preferably but not exclusively.

25.  The hope here was that Iraqi forces would quickly withdraw, obviating the need for a dramatic American response.

26.  The journey is one of self-discovery for the woman, who encounters the dual realities of the Holocaust and the American response to it.

27.  The outlook could shift if the American response transforms into an all-out war in the Middle East, which could lead to higher oil prices.

28.  The Saudi foreign minister, Saud al Faisal, has said that the American response should be based on justice, not vengeance.

29.  Then came the genocide in Yugoslavia, with a belated American response.

30.  The United States and the United Nations issue warnings, Iraqi intransigence grows, and then an incident prompts a ferocious American military response.