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1. A defense official said Wednesday that the administration worried that support of coalition partners could also wane as more international contingents suffer casualties in Iraq.

2. As the war continued and the insurgent violence increased, the coalition dwindled as countries either reduced their contingents or pulled their troops completely.

3. Contingents of both troops often patrol Kabul and adjoining areas to ensure stability in the capital.

4. And there was criticism that huge police contingents were deployed to ensure special security for Chen while he was leaving the venue.

5. Contingents of police and India's paramilitary troopers were deployed at sensitive places to disallow protests.

6. Reports said the contingents of police and paramilitary troopers rushed to the spot and a manhunt was launched to trace the assailants.

7. Indian army spokesman said the gunfight broke out after contingents of army and police cordoned the area on specific intelligence inputs suggesting presence of militants.

8. The commander of China's first and third peacekeeping contingents to Sudan in 2006 and 2007 made a pledge to himself.

9. The current Chinese peacekeepers are drawn up in three contingents namely medical, transportation and engineering.

10. China has sent three contingents of warships to the troubled region since last December, joining the naval forces of about 20 nations in combating piracy.