11.   A round of talks on the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh ended Saturday without visible progress, news agencies reported.

12.   A reconciliation commission formed last week has not made any visible progress toward a compromise.

13.   But Ashcroft made visible progress among GOP moderates.

14.   But there was no visible progress in weekend diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, and refugees continued pouring out of the Serbian province.

15.   Israeli-Syrian talks were suspended in December without any visible progress and Palestinian self-rule has been stalled by a wave of bloody terrorism against Israelis.

16.   Russia hosted peace talks Wednesday between Georgia and its breakaway province of Abkhazia, but they brought no visible progress.

17.   The first round of meetings achieved little visible progress apart from helping the two foes get to know each other.

18.   The reform talks began last March and have made little visible progress.

19.   United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan made little visible progress Wednesday toward easing the deadlock over the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

20.   Yeltsin has asked lawmakers to draft the revisions within three months and pledged to sign an acceptable compromise, but there has been no visible progress since then.