11.   Now he has taken charge of brokering a settlement to the war in Chechnya, winning plaudits for his willingness to forgo force in favor of negotiations.

12.   Other lawyers think the idea of Congress brokering a settlement of tobacco litigation is misguided.

13.   Russia has a genuine stake in brokering a settlement on Kosovo.

14.   Tate has filed several responses, saying Ghanaian community leaders have every right to try to broker a settlement out of court.

15.   The Russian government has been eager to broker a settlement, warning the United States that military action could spark a global war and harm U.S.-Russian relations.

16.   The program under which the settlement was brokered allows companies to compensate for environmental violations by contributing to projects in the area where the violations occurred.

17.   The settlement was brokered by City Council Speaker Peter Vallone.

18.   The United States has taken part in attempts to broker a settlement in Macedonia, where a fragile cease-fire has been violated several times in the past week.

19.   This past September, the State Department brokered a settlement between the two factions, both of whom had been backed by the CIA.

20.   Yashin is angry with the league for forcing him back to the Senators, but it was the NHL that brokered the settlement.