61.  Thus far, only a small force from neighboring Guinea has backed the Nigerian bombardment.

62.  Villagers besieged the police station, trapping the rest of the small force inside.

63.  Under the interim agreement with the Palestinians, Israeli troops are to withdraw from most of the city, leaving only a small force to guard the Jewish settlers.

64.  Under an agreement with the Palestinians, Israeli troops are to withdraw from most of the city, leaving only a small force to guard the Jewish settlers.

65.  Without the option of rapid backup from those NATO missions, alliance military commanders doubt the ability of a small European force to carry out the job in Macedonia.

66.  Without NATO as a backup, alliance military commanders doubt the small European force could carry out the job.

67.  In the same year the United States sent a small peacekeeping force to prevent hostilities in ex-Yugoslavia spreading to Macedonia.

68.  A small Israeli force would remain behind to protect the Jewish settlers and Jewish religious sites in the city, historically a flashpoint of Arab-Israeli violence.

69.  China fears that, if deployed in Asia to protect Japan or South Korea, such a system could block its small force of nuclear-tipped strategic missiles.

70.  During the interim period, a small force of UN troops is maintained in the area.