1.   Any talk about lifting sanctions is premature.

2.   As the war enters its final phase, the UN will probably consider lifting sanctions.

3.   And there were no promises about lifting sanctions.

4.   A senior UN official in Baghdad said that Annan has promised to make the case in the Security Council for lifting sanctions if Iraq complies with its promises.

5.   Britain and France also favor lifting U.N. sanctions against Serbia if a peace accord is signed.

6.   But economists in federal agencies like the Agriculture Department and the International Trade Commission are now working on studies that forecast the economic impact of lifting sanctions.

7.   But he has managed to temporarily shift the subject to the timetable for lifting sanctions.

8.   Clinton has taken such a hard line against lifting sanctions against Baghdad that some Russian officials think Washington wants only to punish Iraq until President Saddam Hussein is gone.

9.   Contrary to Iraqi wishes, however, Russia does not argue for lifting sanctions immediately.

10.   Eager to develop a peace plan that NATO allies and Russia could agree to, Clinton has come up with one that signals more flexibility in lifting sanctions.