11.   But at a news conference, Savimbi shattered any illusions of an easy transition to a lasting settlement.

12.   But Adams said a lasting settlement must mean the end of Northern Ireland as a state.

13.   But at a news conference Wednesday, Savimbi shattered illusions of an easy transition to a lasting settlement.

14.   But the pact had little force because Uganda later ruled out withdrawing its troops until a lasting settlement is reached.

15.   But progress on a lasting settlement has been slow.

16.   But Uganda has said it will not withdraw until a lasting settlement is reached and has called the Libyan arrival premature.

17.   But the British government says the arms should be handed over before all-party talks begin on finding a lasting settlement.

18.   He said negotiations were the only way of reaching a lasting settlement.

19.   He said the Cyprus problem could not be solved overnight and that the two parties must first learn to be good neighbors before a lasting settlement can take hold.

20.   Hill has met with both Milutinovic and ethnic Albanian political leader Ibrahim Rugova as part of efforts to mediate a lasting settlement for the province.