11.   If the Bosnian conflict seemed opaque to Carter, though, his role here was no less cloudy.

12.   In any case, he added, the conflict seems to be largely resolved, with few staff members harboring bad feelings.

13.   Intractable though the conflict may seem, it has to be settled by negotiation, not war.

14.   More such conflicts seem inevitable as restaurateurs and casino bosses, both used to having their own way, work in wary partnership.

15.   Progress toward settling the Arab-Israeli conflict also seems to have diluted one of the main sources of anger used by fundamentalists to mobilize large constituencies.

16.   The conflict can seem as personal as it is political, though associates of both men deny that it is.

17.   The conflict certainly seems to have taken a heavy toll on travel to Western Europe.

18.   The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems back in the category of the intractable.

19.   The Middle East conflict often seems far away for most Americans, but it will always be your home town.

20.   The most intractable conflicts seem to be those between Unilever and Henkel and General Motors and Toyota.