31.   Iran, which has made several unsuccessful attempt to broker an end to the conflict, has adopted a neutral stand.

32.   Ekeus last week brokered an end to the standoff during a trip to Baghdad winning agreement for his inspectors to have unrestricted and unconditional access to the sites.

33.   Various UN and international efforts to broker an end to the division have failed to produce any breakthroughs.

34.   Washington appears to have launched a fresh diplomatic drive to broker an end to the civil war here after seven years of seemingly ignoring Afghanistan.

35.   So far government efforts to broker an end to the strike have failed, with both sides refusing to budge.

36.   Tehran has made several unsuccessful attempts to broker an end to the conflict.

37.   The English-language Arab News charged that the White House was more interested in domestic elections than in brokering an end to Mideast violence.