Russia's diplomatic overtures also appear to reflect a struggle over the direction the country will take.

Especially not a race with a history of spurning all diplomatic overtures.

In the days and hours before the Jan. 15 deadline, failed diplomatic overtures deepened the fears.

And it is not clear what would motivate Iran to make a diplomatic overture to Washington now.

Kampuchea did not respond to diplomatic overtures and began another attack.

This means the diplomatic overtures aimed at forming a coalition government will continue, and perhaps intensify, after the troops have gone.

The next day, the Brotherhood's leadership announced that they welcomed the diplomatic overture.

For years now, the international community has been trying to put him in his place by means of military actions, not to mention numerous diplomatic overtures.

You're frustrating it when you should be making diplomatic overtures.

The French response included diplomatic overtures to Iran, which may have helped bring the terror campaign to an end.