1.   A peace settlement now looks like a real possibility.

2.   A peace settlement now seems likely.

3.   A recent UN initiative seems to offer some hope of a lasting peace settlement in the region.

4.   Both sides firmly believe that a peace settlement is now possible.

5.   Can this peace settlement bring an end to years of conflict?

6.   He found it hard enough to persuade senior officers to go along with the peace settlement.

7.   His confrontational speech has wrecked any chances of a peace settlement.

8.   Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade.

9.   I re-emphasise that the policy of settlements in the occupied territories is a serious obstacle to a peace settlement.

10.   It is difficult to see how a peace settlement can be achieved.