1.   By early April both forces were poised to take the city, while on the diplomatic front Sevan was making desperate efforts to broker a peaceful transfer of power.

2.   Also on the diplomatic front, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to meet next week.

3.   A more curious problem has emerged on the diplomatic front.

4.   Aides said that substantive progress on the diplomatic front would not come for weeks, if ever.

5.   But on the diplomatic front, he has set himself firmly against any widening of the conflict, certainly one that would involve Egyptian forces.

6.   Even as the air war continued, there was movement on the various diplomatic fronts.

7.   Nakanishi said Japan lost the past decade not just on the economic front but also on the diplomatic front.

8.   No progress was reported on the diplomatic front.

9.   On the diplomatic front Saturday, Milosevic rejected a plea from leaders of neighboring states who met with him in Belgrade to press the case for a peaceful settlement.

10.   On the diplomatic front, forget the Russians.