1.   It was at this point that the block was at its most picturesque, with the bright stucco villas contrasting with the older brownstones.

2.   Just beyond, the Westin St. John is a spread of pale stucco villas and pavilions carved into a green hillside.

3.   As Annan returned to the pink stucco villa where he is staying, reporters asked whether a deal had been reached.

4.   As Annan returned from the meeting with Saddam to the pink stucco villa where he is staying, reporters asked whether a deal had been reached.

5.   Later, as Annan returned to the pink stucco villa where he is staying, reporters asked whether a deal had been reached.

6.   Russian envoy Viktor Posuvalyuk arrived at the pink stucco villa where Annan was staying to brief the secretary-general on his own marathon talks with the Iraqis.

7.   The peace and stability commission, based in a gleaming white stucco villa along the Dili waterfront, has only a dozen staff.