21.   Both sides seemed reluctant to debate the matter directly.

22.   Both sides seemed to be improvising, and neither seemed to have decided how much they would put the country through in their bids for victory.

23.   Both sides seem more interested in posturing than confronting the underlying issues of government versus individual responsibility.

24.   Both sides seem relieved that there is no mention of the tawdry scandal.

25.   Both sides seem reluctant to fight during the rainy season, which lasts through October, because of the difficulty of moving in the mud.

26.   Both sides seem to believe they have the upper hand politically.

27.   Both sides seem uncompromising in their stances, making a peaceful settlement of the conflict hard to imagine.

28.   Both sides seemed relieved to have the initial verdict.

29.   Both sides seemed to come away feeling that way.

30.   Both sides seemed to have retrenched to positions that keep them divided.