61.  British lawmakers refused Thursday to lift a ban on homosexuals serving in the armed force.

62.  But Draskovic did not specify whether he meant an armed force or civilian observers, a key difference.

63.  But Moscow has not been shy about using its considerable armed force.

64.  But the plan did not appear to include the presence of an armed force as demanded by NATO.

65.  But Russia has not been shy about using its considerable armed force.

66.  But Vujovic rejected any armed force with NATO at its core, a key alliance demand.

67.  Chernomyrdin, a former Russian prime minister, suggested Friday that Milosevic might agree to an armed force in Kosovo under certain circumstances.

68.  Chernomyrdin suggested Friday that Milosevic might agree to an armed force in Kosovo under certain circumstances.

69.  Following the summit, however, the three leaders condemned the activities of armed nongovernmental forces in the region.

70.  France, Germany and Britain held to the American view that there is little to be gained by sending a large armed force into a military and political vacuum.