71.   Western diplomats tried to negotiate with Aidid and other Somali leaders to end the chaos.

72.   While diplomats try to stave off further bloodshed, public emotions were rising on both sides.

73.   While diplomats try to stave off further bloodshed, public emotions seem to be rising on both sides.

74.   Higher walls are going up around foreign embassies here as diplomats try to discourage asylum seekers from holing up in their missions and causing their governments political embarrassment.

75.   His detention led to scuffles as South Korean diplomats tried to stop him being taken away.

76.   A senior Iranian diplomat has tried to establish contact with an Israeli university professor in the United States, military radio reported Tuesday.

77.   After being released, the Canadian envoy read a statement to the press saying the three diplomats would try to help end the crisis without any bloodshed.

78.   At NATO headquarters here, diplomats tried to play down the matter, saying they would wait to see what parliament decides.

79.   Australian diplomats were trying Tuesday to check on the safety of Australian aid workers in northern Iraq following the US missile attack, officials said.

80.   Diplomats were trying to locate the three who were taken.