1.   But both sides indicated a willingness to cool the rhetoric after a one-hour meeting between Israeli negotiator Dan Shomron and Palestinian official Saeb Erakat.

2.   Even as the staff resignations further roiled the situation, both sides seemed interested in cooling the rhetoric.

3.   George, Pfleger and the South Side Catholic Conference need to cool the rhetoric and do their best to restore integration to the parish league.

4.   Harrison is hopeful the meeting will help cool the rhetoric and keep new construction on track.

5.   In the end, Commission Chairwoman Gwen Margolis, who voted in favor, told opponents that they should cool their rhetoric.

6.   Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan said after the meeting that both sides had made a concerted agreement to cool political rhetoric.

7.   So the senator has cooled his rhetoric on campaign finance reform for the moment, perhaps hoping to save it as an issue for later.

8.   Beijing cools rhetoric, waiting for concessions from Taiwan.

9.   Both men cooled their rhetoric Monday and announced support for the investigation.

10.   Cooling war rhetoric, India said Sunday it is willing to give President Gen. Pervez Musharraf time to implement his promise to halt terrorist activity from Pakistani soil.