1.   But the increasingly nasty dispute came to an abrupt end as the government announced a settlement.

2.   The dispute comes at the opening today of the London Dumping Convention.

3.   A significant dispute also came over the continued grip on power of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

4.   He thought the dispute had finally come to a satisfactory end.

5.   Neither side could estimate when the dispute might come to trial.

6.   Now along comes the dispute over Mrs. Gonzales and Mrs. Hernandez, who are both West Texas natives.

7.   Once a Democrat, then a Republican, and now an independent, he rejected assertions that the dispute comes down to partisan politics.

8.   Still, the port access dispute comes at a sensitive time when several trade disputes between the U.S. and Japan are simmering.

9.   The annulment dispute comes at a time of transition for her.

10.   The building dispute came to a head in the fall when the current owner announced plans to demolish the building.