61.  Diplomatic efforts were still underway Saturday to negotiate an exchange of the Israeli soldiers for more than a dozen Hezbollah fighters being held without trial in Israel.

62.  Diplomatic efforts began to establish a basis for a more lasting peace.

63.  Diplomatic efforts led by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appeared to focus on securing an elusive formula for an inquiry into the causes of the violence.

64.  Diplomatic efforts on his behalf have failed.

65.  During the past few years, patient diplomatic efforts by the Clinton administration have persuaded North Korea to limit some of its most dangerous activities.

66.  Diplomatic efforts by the United States and Western nations have been weak, and major oil companies have a stake in control of the region.

67.  Diplomatic efforts continued over the weekend to bring relief, but with little result.

68.  Diplomatic efforts were stepped up on several continents.

69.  During the monthlong hiatus in talks, both Egypt and the United States made intensive diplomatic efforts to bring the sides together.

70.  Eds, we are considering several sidebars, including reporting from Moscow on Russian diplomatic efforts and a scene piece with U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf.