11.   For the moment, the dispute seemed settled.

12.   For the Palestinians, as for the Arab population at large, the long Arab-Israeli dispute seemed to be easing toward a compromise.

13.   In the end, though, the dispute seems driven more by sports writers and commentators than by deep-seated resentment.

14.   Increasingly, however, the two ostensibly unconnected disputes have seemed to merge and blur.

15.   Meanwhile, similar disputes seem in the offing.

16.   Nationally, there seems little dispute over the seriousness of the problem.

17.   One high-ranking baseball official said these disputes seem to arise only with the Red Sox.

18.   So after two and a half years of bickering, the dispute seems no closer to resolution.

19.   Still, the dispute seems to have no end in sight, with the white-collar workers pleading for negotiations and government officials vowing not to bow to pressure.

20.   The biggest dispute seems to have been in global bond and equity trading.