11.   And so my roommates and I burned the midnight oil over endless cups of coffee inventing scenarios and diplomatic solutions.

12.   And U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is making plans to visit Baghdad in search of a diplomatic solution to the Iraq crisis.

13.   And will the Russians respond by pressing the fight or a diplomatic solution?

14.   At the same time, the administration intends to fully back NATO allies and operations and press for a diplomatic solution to the conflict, he said.

15.   Behind the scenes, he worked feverishly to promote diplomatic solutions.

16.   Berger said the U.S. continues to look for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, while saying that none seems near.

17.   Both Cook and Albright said they preferred a diplomatic solution that would let U.N. inspectors continue their work.

18.   Both elements of the proposal appeared aimed at drawing Russia into a diplomatic solution.

19.   Both the Syrian and Egyptian foreign ministers issued statements later calling for a diplomatic solution.

20.   Both Yeltsin and Chirac had pressed for a diplomatic solution to the impasse over U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq.