1.   Many of the hostages are Japanese and the diplomatic residence is Japanese territory under international law, so Tokyo has a major stake in the outcome.

2.   That number presumably includes what landlords say are the scores, if not hundreds, of diplomatic residences that are rent-regulated.

3.   The apartment is unique in that it is the only U.S. diplomatic residence in the nation.

4.   With its discreet appearance and modest signage, he said, the place is often mistaken for a private home or a diplomatic residence.

5.   Palermo and Rojas met for three hours Friday in a house across the street from the diplomatic residence.

6.   Police had increased their presence around the diplomatic residence over the past week.

7.   Although the statement did not say where Ocalan had resided, it indicated he had been staying in either the Greek embassy or a diplomatic residence.

8.   Although it did not say where Ocalan was residing, the statement indicated he was staying in either the Greek embassy or a diplomatic residence.

9.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko went hunting on Monday for appropriate housing for the foreign ambassadors he evicted from their diplomatic residences earlier this summer.

10.   Bingham sheltered Jews in his diplomatic residence in Marseilles and helped them obtain visas to escape Nazi-occupied Europe.