31.   He warned he did not anticipate a speedy resolution.

32.   However, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday in a speech to Parliament that he hoped for a speedy resolution to the standoff.

33.   However, Bokumbe cautioned against expectations of a speedy resolution to the conflict.

34.   Initial reactions dashed hopes for a speedy resolution.

35.   Lake also met with Japanese Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda, urging a speedy resolution of trade disputes over insurance and semiconductors.

36.   Mokhehle said the government could not accept a continuation of the unlawful situation and would work toward a speedy resolution.

37.   Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat promised at a White House summit two weeks ago to resume talks and strive for a speedy resolution.

38.   Netanyahu called Arafat Sunday evening to push for a speedy resolution.

39.   Taiwan wants a speedy resolution without politics interfering, said Chang, vice secretary-general of the semiofficial Straits Exchange Foundation, which handles negotiations with China.

40.   The airline said it hoped the admission of negligence would help achieve a speedy resolution of pending claims for compensatory damages.