1.   The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy.

2.   American diplomats say quiet diplomacy is necessary if there is to be any hope of prisoner exchanges in the absence of a peace accord.

3.   At that time, foreign correspondents in Beijing failed to discern any quiet diplomacy by Britain or any other nation making any difference on behalf of human rights.

4.   A mix of strong presidential pressure, quiet diplomacy and carefully targeted trade sanctions imposed jointly with other countries offers the best hope of influencing Chinese conduct.

5.   After months of quiet diplomacy, African leaders have changed tactics.

6.   After three years of quiet diplomacy, most countries believe that such a court will be established.

7.   Bush often said during the campaign that he would work to increase foreign oil supplies through quiet diplomacy with Arab producers.

8.   But he defends his contacts with them as quiet diplomacy.

9.   But quiet diplomacy will work better than this legalistic arm-twisting, which is generating only resentment.

10.   But the United States has also conducted quiet diplomacy with the two countries involved.