1.   At the same time, Bush stressed in his talks with Koizumi his hopes for diplomatic resolutions to U.S. concerns with the so-called axis countries.

2.   Baghdad and Washington, which only days ago seemed headed for a military confrontation over weapons inspections, now seem close to a diplomatic resolution.

3.   But if he truly wants to save Pakistan from economic collapse and chaos, he will pursue a diplomatic resolution of its conflict with India over Kashmir.

4.   But privately, they conceded that the ship movements and elevated rhetoric underscored the fleeting prospects for a successful diplomatic resolution.

5.   But the president has seemed especially insistent on a diplomatic resolution of this latest dispute.

6.   Cohen emphasized that the administration still hoped to find a diplomatic resolution.

7.   France, Russia and other countries are still trying to stave off an invasion by reaching a diplomatic resolution.

8.   He expressed disdain for the Palestinian Authority, which unlike Hamas has accepted the pursuit of a diplomatic resolution to Palestinian differences with Israel.

9.   He noted that Prince Sultan also called on Iraq to comply with U.N. resolutions providing for weapons inspections and expressed support for a diplomatic resolution.

10.   If the diplomatic resolution of the Iraqi-U.S. standoff holds, what are some immediate and long-term implications?