11.   Beneath all the pleasantries, however, a more calculated political strategy seemed to be at work.

12.   But a coherent if risky strategy seems more promising than no strategy at all.

13.   But a strategy of counterattack seemed to be emerging.

14.   But such a strategy seems foolhardy to many analysts, who note the considerable political, financial and diplomatic costs at mounting attacks.

15.   But the strategy always seemed to me to hold a danger for Bush.

16.   But the strategy seems to be paying off.

17.   But with the Balkans conflict intensifying, and allied forces waging a low-grade air war in northern and southern Iraq, the strategy does not seem so far-fetched anymore.

18.   Dodd says the strategy seems solid and that now communication is the key.

19.   For a time the strategy seemed to be working.

20.   For now, the Yeltsin strategy seemed to work.