1.   Although the battle over Columbus has been joined elsewhere as well, other cities and some states have negotiated solutions that satisfy both sides.

2.   As the United States prepared for battle, it quickly became clear that Japan could not be counted on to negotiate a solution or give military support.

3.   Across town, a Serbian government delegation waited, professing a desire to negotiate a solution to the violence here.

4.   Certainly Russia, as well as NATO, has much to gain by negotiating a solution.

5.   Efforts by Zambia and South Africa to negotiate a solution have failed.

6.   Energy Secretary Federico Pena is attempting to negotiate a solution with industry officials.

7.   Fears were raised that more clashes might occur on Cyprus, further undermining efforts to negotiate a solution here and worsening the fractious relations between Greece and Turkey.

8.   Finance Minister Yaakov Neeman, an Orthodox Jew, has been asked by Netanyahu to negotiate a solution.

9.   Hatch asked the various industry groups to negotiate a solution with his help, although he said he thought the intellectual property treaty should be ratified.

10.   He called the filing reckless, and said that Greyhound wanted to negotiate a solution.