were under way

He said he believed attempts were under way for a general expulsion of Christians.

He said clashes were under way Tuesday and that Col. Gadhafi's forces were also firing mortar rounds toward the center.

But the protests and the casualties might have been avoided if credible peace negotiations were under way.

This week, just as promising talks were under way in Beijing between U. S. and North Korean envoys, the news broke that Kim had died.

When several pioneering TDR programmes were under way, scholars attempted to examine the efficacy of those first-generation TDR programmes.

As the studies were under way, some human enthusiasts decided to start eating a lot less, too.

"Deutsche is clearly one of the bidders, " the source said, adding that talks were under way.

He said efforts were under way to bring the bodies of the slain soldiers to Ghalanai, the headquarters of the Mohmand tribal region.

The candidates dropped Iraq from being paramount to the economy, sensing that big changes were under way, Dixon said.

Even as both sides girded for the clash, efforts were under way to avoid a power struggle that would drag the country deeper into crisis.

Plans were under way at his center to hand out maps so people would understand which areas were at risk.

At Japan's request, China suspended development in the fields while negotiations were under way.

Tense negotiations were under way in the State Department conference room.

As Pepys was savouring his tipple, big economic shifts were under way.

As a result, it indicated, negotiations were under way to seek "potential revisions to the transaction" .

The preparations were under way.

Bloomberg said no talks were under way.

Final talks were under way last night.

In 2000, when China's WTO entry negotiations were under way , we sent questionnaires to our 10, 000 staff with three questions.