11.   Also Thursday, Iraq said it would reject any solution to its current standoff with the United Nations that does not include a lifting of sanctions.

12.   Also Thursday, Iraq said it would reject any solution to its current standoff with the United Nations that does not include a lifting of the sanctions.

13.   But neither side has shown signs of compromising in the current standoff.

14.   But he urged China to seek a peaceful resolution to the current standoff.

15.   Current standoff lacks high-profile mediation attempts.

16.   Critics of that agreement say it set the stage for the current standoff by encouraging the Iraqis to set new conditions once tensions had eased.

17.   Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Sunday he was optimistic that a diplomatic solution will be reached to end the current standoff between Iraq and the United States.

18.   His candidacy has added significance in the context of the current military standoff between India and Pakistan.

19.   In the current standoff, Kuwait stands alone among Arab nations in allowing the United States to use its territory as a launchpad.

20.   India and Pakistan have been edging toward war over the current standoff in the disputed region of Kashmir, the flashpoint of contention for decades.