11.   He spent the next year and several months trying to negotiate a solution, piece by piece.

12.   He said the society had been attempting to negotiate a solution with the city.

13.   It requires acknowledging Chinese interests and negotiating solutions that accommodate both American and Chinese objectives.

14.   Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., said Berger indicated that NATO would not send ground troops until the warring parties negotiated a solution.

15.   Still, the official said the department would not move immediately to compel the chancellor to comply, in hopes of negotiating a solution.

16.   The Republican governor, calling the Headwaters a natural treasure, asked for an immediate meeting of state and federal officials and Pacific Lumber executives to negotiate a solution.

17.   The UN was trying to get representatives from Norway, Australia, and Indonesia to meet in Geneva to negotiate a solution, possibly as early as Thursday.

18.   The U.S. and other nations now have time to negotiate a solution before the WTO issues a final ruling in about a month.

19.   Unions subsequently called off the action as employers and workers agreed to negotiate a solution.

20.   At the U.S. State Department in Washington, an official said diplomats were trying to negotiate a solution to the standoff.