91.   The meeting between the three men appeared intended to put the Arab peace initiative back on center stage.

92.   The NATO strikes brought the Serbs to the bargaining table and made possible the peace initiative led by Assistant Secretary of State Richard C. Holbrooke.

93.   The Official Unionist Party wants to ensure a favorable outcome to the current Ulster peace initiative.

94.   The protest in Grozny comes as the embattled President, Boris N. Yeltsin, has promised to start a peace initiative to end the unpopular war.

95.   The remark drew strong condemnation from Palestinian officials and diplomats in Europe, who hours before had put forward a new peace initiative.

96.   The peace initiatives have foundered, however, and the fighting is picking up across much of the country.

97.   The statement also mischaracterized the Saudi peace initiative adopted in Beirut.

98.   The Saudi Arabian peace initiative, anchored within this new vision, has been embraced by pivotal Arab states, including Syria.

99.   The Saudis objected to the U.S. characterization of a peace initiative proposed by the crown prince in March, the official said.

100.   Those are slender reeds on which to base a new peace initiative.