1.   The diplomat told police he believed that his brakes failed.

2.   American diplomats tell Assad that public diplomacy can speed a peace accord and even strengthen his hand in the behind-the-scenes negotiations.

3.   An American diplomat told the government here Thursday that military attaches from the U.S. Embassy are free to travel where they want in Mexico.

4.   A cooperative Belgian diplomat told Piot to cling to his coattails when they arrived in Kinshasa, and Piot entered Zaire through a VIP lounge.

5.   But when speaking on condition of anonymity, diplomats told a different story.

6.   Diplomats have told the opposition an alternative government would be unacceptable to other countries.

7.   French diplomats tell their U.S. friends that frank advice, not sycophantism, is the mark of true friendship.

8.   He explained that it is not uncommon for diplomats to tell their counterparts in a host country that a controversial story is coming out.

9.   In Beijing, Chinese diplomats told reporters that China wanted North Korea to normalize relations with Japan, the United States and South Korea.

10.   In China, a diplomat told Rubin about a lawyer who had a string of victories in the Chinese courts, even against local companies.