11.   How to achieve a political settlement without antagonizing an army which had committed its honour to the goal of total, unconditional victory?

12.   He also made it clear that in his view a lasting political settlement could only be achieved when the Algerian people made their wishes known through the ballot box.

13.   Amnesty is the price we pay for our political settlement and for our peace.

14.   And a new round of peace talks under way in Geneva holds out the possibility of negotiating a cease-fire, with a political settlement to follow.

15.   And jailing Kurdish members of Parliament for speaking their minds seems a peculiar way of promoting a political settlement of a bad war.

16.   And it seemed to set the stage for a new call by regional leaders for a political settlement.

17.   As Serbian forces continue to advance across Kosovo in a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing, talking about the terms of a political settlement may seem premature.

18.   Augmented air strikes cannot prevent Serbian atrocities, but they can slow the Serbian advance and may eventually drive Milosevic to seek a political settlement.

19.   Attempts to reach a political settlement have been going nowhere.

20.   Blair said he wants to stick to the May deadline which the British and Irish governments have set for completion of the talks aimed at achieving a political settlement.