1.   As the months went by and peace initiatives came and went, the situation on the border became increasingly tense.

2.   Britain and Ireland announce a new peace initiative that would separate political talks from the disarmament issue.

3.   The President made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative.

4.   The Declaration welcomed the current peace initiatives in El Salvador and Guatemala, and the disbanding of the contra rebels in Nicaragua.

5.   Reports of fresh peace initiatives emerged in late September.

6.   With Vance, he was to co-chair the UN-EC peace initiative.

7.   What we also have is the British and Irish government, John Major and Gerry Addams all talking seriously about a possible peace initiative.

8.   THE women of Northern Ireland, who have so often spearheaded peace initiatives, know very well the anguish and pain caused by terrorist violence.

9.   American and Saudi officials said they believed that a peace initiative with strong international backing will undermine resistance to compromise and peace.