71.   Before the meeting, both sides expressed optimism about the outcome of the talks.

72.   Both sides expressed fears that a failure to achieve progress on concrete issues would spark another bout of Middle East violence.

73.   Both sides expressed satisfaction with the outcome of bargaining here after two rounds of desultory talks in Washington and Tokyo.

74.   Both sides have expressed hope for detente following November elections which returned the Democratic president to the White House and returned a Republican majority to Congress.

75.   Both sides have expressed hope of reaching a formal truce ahead of possible peace talks.

76.   Both sides have expressed confidence that they can enter into a more structured truce with a provision for monitoring by either local or foreign observers.

77.   Both sides expressed their concern about the situation in Afghanistan, he said.

78.   Both sides had expressed optimism Monday about reaching an agreement on issues that brought production workers out on strike.

79.   Both Sezer and Putin expressed hope that war could be averted between India and Pakistan, saying both sides had expressed their willingness to solve their conflict peacefully.

80.   Both sides had expressed hopes the rare summit would ease mistrust and pave the way for resumption of negotiations which have been frozen for more than a month.