Most diplomats expect the negotiations to begin by early October.

Few diplomats expected that Egypt would have been able to make the payments.

The diplomats fully expected a pep talk about the Bush campaign.

A question still hangs over China's vote, but diplomats do not expect a veto.

Diplomats expect that he will raise the delay on the resolution.

Diplomats expect all the retiring leaders to surrender their Government or military positions as well.

Diplomats do not expect the talks to produce any breakthroughs.

But many Western diplomats expect there will have to be some understanding involving the fate of the two brothers.

Diplomats described the talks as exploratory and did not expect any sudden results.

Despite these new spasms of violence, diplomats still expect the cease-fire to take hold.