41.   Austria and Portugal have also indicated a more flexible approach in a bid to end the current impasse.

42.   China also seemed to be opting for a more flexible approach on sanctions, something it has hitherto resisted.

43.   Despite its success over MFN through intransigence, diplomats said however that Beijing was aware that a more flexible approach was needed to resolve trade disputes.

44.   The United States and Britain take a systematically hard line regarding Iraqi sanctions, while China, France and Russia adopt a more flexible approach.

45.   This is being resisted by countries including Britain, Italy and Spain, who have argued for a more flexible approach.

46.   Malaysia said Thursday it will adopt a flexible approach related to negotiations in a bid to become a regional aviation hub to compete with Singapore.

47.   Ling has said Kuala Lumpur would take a flexible approach to negotiating bilateral landing rights.

48.   Mondale pledged in an interview with the Wall Street Journal Thursday that Washington would display a more flexible approach on its demands.

49.   Now Egyptian officials have adopted a more flexible approach.

50.   Russia and China, which have both resisted the idea of sanctions up to now, signalled a more flexible approach Thursday.