11.   A U.N. delegate, former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi, noted that Annan will face deeply entrenched positions of both sides.

12.   But entrenched positions by certain member states led to a deadlock.

13.   But entrenched positions by certain member states has resulted in deadlock.

14.   But entrenched positions by some member states led to a deadlock.

15.   But many analysts fear that entrenched positions on both sides make such an outcome less likely this time.

16.   It was the first concrete sign that the two sides had moved from their long entrenched positions and had gotten down to basics.

17.   The man who battled the entrenched position of the British Broadcasting Corp. when he launched Sky Television in Britain, said every society has regulations.

18.   Those five countries are permanent council members and have strongly entrenched positions regarding Iraq.

19.   This would ensure that they would not have to compete with technological companies with deeply entrenched position in the market.

20.   However, there is no sign of a withdrawal from the entrenched positions of either England or the other three nations.