61.   But the two sides have seemed close several times before.

62.   But until then, both sides seem intent on daily escalation of the temperature of the rhetoric.

63.   But what makes this issue so unusual is that both sides seem convinced that they have the political advantage.

64.   By and large, the sides seemed to agree on why the team is in its present situation.

65.   By sheer numbers, the Buchanan side seemed to hold an advantage.

66.   By Saturday, both sides seemed to be settling in for a long siege.

67.   By Wednesday night, the two sides seemed to be in staredown mode, waiting for one side or the other to blink.

68.   Daschle said both sides seem anxious to end the fiscal crisis.

69.   Despite reports of an imminent summit meeting, neither side seemed ready to heed international calls for restraint and reconciliation.

70.   Despite the complications, the various sides had seemed to be smoothing out their disputes, and only a few weeks ago prospects for final passage seemed good.