41.   Both sides seem to have hunkered down for further conflict.

42.   Both sides seem to have indulged in gross distortion.

43.   Both sides seemed alarmed on Tuesday by the violence of Palestinian against Palestinian.

44.   Both sides seemed anxious to avoid blame for scuttling the talks.

45.   Both sides seemed fairly confident of a settlement by early next week.

46.   But a war next door in Afghanistan that neither side seems capable of winning any time soon does not provide the climate for much confidence in Iran either.

47.   But both sides seem eager to smooth over the rough edges.

48.   But both sides seem less insistent and more flexible.

49.   But both sides now seem to be turning away from confrontation.

50.   But neither side seemed eager for a fare war.