41.   Boucher said Powell discussed the political difficulties with Djukanovic but gave no further details.

42.   But he also often retreats to Beijing during times of political difficulties in his homeland.

43.   But there was also hope that business ties might help overcome the political difficulties.

44.   Despite the political difficulties, the military aspects of the U.S.-brokered peace deal are going more smoothly.

45.   El-Banby held out the possibility that the political difficulties that have frustrated negotiations on a gas deal between Israel and Egypt could eventually be resolved.

46.   Endemic instability in the Caucasus has added to the political difficulties of choosing a route.

47.   Hong explained the political difficulties that the government faced, they said.

48.   In Istanbul, Holbrooke avoided the political difficulties as part of a low-stakes strategy to encourage business contacts across the U.N.-monitored line dividing Cyprus.

49.   In talks with U.S. mediators, Netanyahu has frequently cited his domestic political difficulties as a reason for delaying a decision on the scope of a troop withdrawal.

50.   Netanyahu is hoping the United States will appreciate his political difficulties and give him more time.