51.   For potential donor countries, the standoff is problematic.

52.   Fujimori said he was confident the standoff could be resolved peacefully.

53.   He promised to remain until the standoff was resolved.

54.   His last field inspection occurred in March, after the latest standoff over inspections was resolved, Butler said.

55.   Hostage standoffs are relatively unusual in France.

56.   In a statement after the meeting, the EU said the Church of Nativity standoff was an extraordinary situation that called for extraordinary measures.

57.   In southern Croatia, there were similar standoffs.

58.   Israel and the Palestinians and Christian religious leaders appear far apart in their views on how the standoff should be resolved.

59.   Israeli negotiators all were from the military, Golan said, because the standoff is a military problem.

60.   It was not clear when the standoff might be resolved.