Among foreign diplomats, discussions have been under way to consider penalties against the royal government.

Among diplomats, the consensus of the unemployment rate is at least 30 percent.

Among diplomats, the reason is often professional convenience conquering democratic interests.

But it has given rise to two main worries among western diplomats in Bonn.

But there is little optimism among officials and diplomats that the effort will succeed in the time remaining to the Administration.

Whether it will use its veto to defend Libya is a subject of debate among diplomats here.

Nevertheless, strong suspicions still linger among diplomats and Government officials here.

The rejection had been widely anticipated among Western diplomats here.

For a while there was optimism among Western businesses and diplomats.

The very word sparks heated debate among Western aid workers and diplomats here.