1.   He spent much of his time mediating disputes and absorbing the free-floating rage that the Standing had unleashed.

2.   Litigants still do not seem eager to save costs by mediating their disputes.

3.   He has been appointed to mediate the dispute.

4.   American diplomats tried to mediate the dispute, and the State Department urged restraint.

5.   An older sister found suitable locations and mediated disputes on the set.

6.   And the Bronx Borough president, Fernando Ferrer, who said he once tried to mediate the dispute, concurs.

7.   Bildt will mediate disputes between local parties and coordinate international bodies working in Bosnia.

8.   Acknowledging the need for detente, Governor Julio Cesar Ruiz Ferro of Chiapas set up a commission to mediate Indian disputes.

9.   After weeks of public name-calling and closed-door negotiations, the two Southern California-based companies issued a joint statement announcing that efforts to mediate the dispute failed.

10.   Also Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was willing to mediate the dispute, but so far, neither side has taken up the offer.