There was an instant in which Pongo seemed to hang suspended, like Mohammed's coffin, between heaven and earth, then the force of gravity asserted itself.

On this tour, the general is not scheduled to visit southern Iraq, where Shiite forces are asserting themselves more quickly than many American officials had predicted.

But the army-led forces assert that the 600,000 ethnic Serbs in Croatia, which has a total population of five million, would face persecution in an independent republic.

Once through the fire swept zone, the moral force of battle asserts itself, the sentiment du fer, as the French say.

The allied forces started the war by heavily bombing military targets and soon asserted major successes, saying they had destroyed many of Iraq's Scud missile launchers.

What about to preserve the "health" of the pregnant woman, which anti-abortion forces assert amounts to abortion on demand?

Anti-abortion forces assert he abandoned his principles because of his national ambitions.

Inside, the forces of SOTE were once again asserting their authority.

The Reagan Administration and free-trade forces, mainly lawmakers from states that produce substantial exports, assert that the heightened competition has made the domestic textile industry highly efficient.

By crossing the "Line of Death", American forces were asserting their right to keep international sea lanes open and "conduct naval and air exercises in every part of the globe."