1.   The two sides will have a chance to defuse the row when Secretary of State Warren Christopher visits Beijing next week.

2.   Carling tried Friday night to defuse the row surrounding his comments with a public apology to the RFU.

3.   Mindful of potential damage in bilateral relations, President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama last week ordered the resumption of negotiations to defuse the row.

4.   U.S. envoy Thomas Miller quickly tried to defuse the row.

5.   WTO rules provide for the establishment of a neutral arbitration panel if bilateral talks fail to defuse trade rows.

6.   Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou has pledged to pursue diplomatic efforts to defuse the row with Albania but warned his government was also prepared to take other measures.

7.   Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou pledged on Friday to pursue diplomatic efforts to defuse the row with Albania but warned his government was also prepared to take other measures.

8.   However, heavy diplomatic pressure from the United States helped defuse the row.

9.   In a bid to defuse the row Sa Pinto has offered to apologise to Jorge,

10.   In an attempt to defuse the row, President Bill Clinton has twice waived the provision for lawsuits.