1.   Major was understood to want to prevent the Commonwealth Conference in Harare in October from being dominated once more by the sanctions issue.

2.   Carroll downplays the sanctions issue.

3.   Eventually, the sanctions issue will have to be revisited with Iraq as well.

4.   Supporters said the bill should have provided more emergency aid for farmers and that it failed to address milk-pricing and trade sanctions issues.

5.   The administration has been under pressure from U.S. companies on both sides of the sanctions issue, the official said.

6.   The sanctions issue has been monitored closely by oil traders because last week the Iraqi government threatened to cease cooperating with the U.N. if new sanctions are imposed.

7.   With the United Nations slated to review the sanctions issue throughout the year, Ritter hopes his film will find an interested audience.

8.   Annan had sought talks with Iraq as a means to break the impasse on the sanctions issue.

9.   Another diplomat, Russian presidential envoy Alexander Zotov, arrived in Belgrade on Wednesday for talks on the sanctions issue.

10.   Another diplomat, Russian presidential envoy Alexander Zotov, was scheduled to arrive in Belgrade on Wednesday for talks on the sanctions issue.