61.   Until talks collapsed, government officials said they wanted both sides to settle the dispute without intervention.

62.   An economist at HypoVereinsbank in Munich, Andreas Rees, said he expected both sides to finally settle for wage increases of around four percent.

63.   Depleted up front and with many players feeling the strain of international duty in midweek, both sides would probably settle for a draw.

64.   There were other places outside APEC where the two sides could settle their differences, he said.

65.   Reilly said he still hoped the warring sides would settle their differences in the best interests of the code.