Instead, the wall was used as a reason for seeking conciliation with the East and accepting it as a fait accompli.

Upon arrival in Beirut, al-Thani praised the "commendable attributes of Fadlallah and his relentless efforts in seeking rapprochement and conciliation among various Muslim sects."

Mr. Roh should reach beyond the opposition parties and seek conciliation with the discontented segments of Korean society.

Make the best of a bad lot and seek conciliation.

He also said it had sought satisfactory conciliation of discrimination charges brought against employers, unions and employment agencies in private and public sectors.

They prefer to solve disputes by seeking consensus and conciliation, sometimes relying on intentional vagueness.

As a faith, we try to avoid confrontation and seek conciliation wherever possible.

In Salvador, a leftist who had decided to give up on rebellion and try again to move his country through politics spoke of "historical cycles" and a trend to seek conciliation.

After a less than fruitful meeting with the board six weeks ago, Mr. Fernandez met with the board again last week, supposedly to seek conciliation.

The newly-established government of Manitoba sought conciliation among the province's ethnic, religious and linguistic factions, and generally regarded Schultz as a disruptive force.