41.   The attacks come as delegates from both ethnic Albanian and Serb sides prepare to convene in France for peace talks on Monday.

42.   The official, Tang Guoqiang, also said the two sides were preparing for a successful summit.

43.   The premier intervened into the dispute as the two sides were preparing to clash at the pipeline site in Kanchanaburi forestland.

44.   The two sides are preparing for the first peace talks in seven years, to be held in Thailand next month.

45.   There were indications that both sides are preparing for an all-out battle in the four provinces that the opposition controls.

46.   Union director Billy Hunter said his side was preparing for a marathon session extending into Sunday and Monday.

47.   While the sides prepare to debate this point, the situation remains explosive.

48.   With winter gone, each side has prepared for a return to all-out warfare.

49.   Witnesses said both sides are preparing for new assaults.

50.   His side are preparing for a Premier Division clash with Aberdeen, where the focus will inevitably be on their troubled English genius.