1.   Another is why someone of such limited artistry as Grisham has been a chief mediator of late in the dialogue about race in which the country is engaged.

2.   Dennis Ross, the chief American mediator, has been in Jerusalem this past week preparing for the meeting.

3.   He already had left the Players Association office when the chief mediator called late in the afternoon.

4.   It is by no means clear that the diplomatic acrobatics of the chief American mediator, Richard Holbrooke, can resolve it.

5.   Richard Holbrooke, the chief American mediator, understands this need for strong measures.

6.   Ross, the chief mediator in the intensive talks, cautioned Monday evening that much work remained before a deal could be concluded.

7.   Ross, the chief mediator in the intensive talks, cautioned Monday evening that work remained before a deal could be concluded.

8.   The chief U.S. mediator in the Middle East, Dennis Ross, was due in the region next week for a round of meetings.

9.   The chief mediators, including Hill, the US ambassador to Macedonia, are trying to sell that compromise to the skeptical Serbs, diplomats say.

10.   Petritsch of Austria, who represents the European Union and is one of three chief mediators at the talks, said all this was part of pre-negotiation maneuvering.