1.   This was interpreted by observers as meaning that a trial in a neutral country would be acceptable.

2.   As a neutral country that is not a member of the United Nations, Switzerland declined to impose sanctions.

3.   A Swiss referee has been appointed, a neutral arbiter from a neutral country.

4.   But he said that after the Allies warned neutral countries like Portugal not to deal with the Nazis, there were attempts to disguise such transactions.

5.   Delegates from neutral countries, such as India and Malaysia, bluntly called for sanctions to be lifted rather than rejigged.

6.   For a start, they have long called themselves a neutral country.

7.   Government officials also say that NATO members spend much less on defense than neutral countries, which must prepare to defend themselves.

8.   He said Switzerland would retain its sovereignty and neutrality in the manner of other neutral U.N. member countries like Finland.

9.   In mid-November, the Clinton administration is to issue a report chronicling the transactions of other neutral countries with Nazi Germany.

10.   Last June, the Organization of African Unity endorsed a Libyan request for a trial in a neutral country.