1.   But in recent weeks Gen McCaffrey has come under increasing pressure.

2.   But in recent weeks it has cranked an impressive propaganda machine into action.

3.   But Yeltsin has met with only a handful of people in recent weeks, including Chernomyrdin and chief of staff Anatoly Chubais.

4.   Despite their gains of recent weeks, opposition leaders acknowledge that they have little chance of toppling the Khartoum government by force.

5.   Diplomatic pressure to remove Karadzic has been increasing in recent weeks out of fear that he could undermine the elections.

6.   During a recent humid week, business people poured from soaring office towers.

7.   In recent weeks and months, the headlines have painted a picture of an industry in crisis.