In the lead up to Christmas 1914, there were several peace initiatives.

He was moving up fast in the polls and clearly thought the peace initiative would put him over the top.

Despite the violence, senior administration officials said that the peace initiative was still alive.

Therefore, we fully support those who are working to make the peace initiative a reality.

Officials said it was especially important this year because they wanted the meeting to concentrate on the peace initiative.

Previous peace initiatives by African countries and other international efforts have failed to end the war.

Such reports may have led to the Soviet belief that the time is right for a peace initiative.

I don't agree with the peace initiatives of our country, for example.

In the last few weeks, local legislators have begun to talk of a new peace initiative.

As a result, the Administration is lukewarm toward any new peace initiative.

In the end, did the meeting help or hurt the peace effort?

So far, the gas business seems in better shape than the peace effort.

But the King's funeral may bring together the key players in the peace effort.

The current peace efforts have been under way for more than 40 months.

But the radio said tonight that the peace effort had failed.

He said his role in the peace effort would end on Thursday, after three years.

Instead, he was soon let go, but the peace effort collapsed.

Instead, Washington should give all possible support to the peace effort.

Now, the peace effort is seven years old, and the two sides know each other well.

The attacks come at a critical time in the peace effort.

Mussolini was deposed and the new government made secret peace overtures.

The enemy aliens had so far ignored or rebuffed all peace overtures.

That wasn't an acknowledgment of your authority, it was a peace overture.

I turned to her, thinking that she was about to make peace overtures; but I was mistaken.

It was always she who made the peace overtures.

It could also look like unseemly overeagerness to discard any peace overture and simply get on with the war.

If there were to be peace overtures, they must come from France.

I've sent him a dozen peace overtures, but all he does is send me back the heads of my emissaries.

Then, and only then, will peace overtures be more palatable for both sides.

"I'm going to make a peace overture by gesture," he told the sword.