11.   Veteran police officials and those who work in diplomatic circles said they could not recall a similar case.

12.   But nothing Lukashenko has done before has created quite such a stir in diplomatic circles as his decision to order the ambassadors out of their homes.

13.   Chung said such rumors circulated in diplomatic circles in Beijing earlier this week.

14.   He believed his vast experience in diplomatic circles and connections with the Central Government would help to safeguard the interest of Hong Kong.

15.   He did, but not before an exchange of words that, for diplomatic circles, was quite harsh.

16.   One solution gaining popularity in diplomatic circles is that of declaring Kabul a neutral zone to be occupied by United Nations troops.

17.   When President Boris Yeltsin named Primakov foreign minister on Tuesday, he caused concern in some Western diplomatic circles.

18.   Yet its leaders were accepted and encouraged in Western diplomatic circles, whilst Ocalan was consciously and cynically pushed towards the gallows.

19.   His arrival caused surprise in Pacific diplomatic circles as Mamaloni seldom attends any summits.

20.   His view was largely echoed by Asian diplomatic circles.