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With Spanish attempts to penetrate the region divided between mutually independent colonial authorities in Yucatán and Guatemala, at times the Itza would be making peaceful overtures on one front while fighting on the other.

But Cano had also made overtures on possible peace talks.

He warned Iran to respond to diplomatic overtures on its nuclear program by year's end.

But several drug makers said they were already making quiet overtures on their own.

Contractors like Mr. Riza are wary of such overtures on the part of unions.

After Steinbrenner surprised Torre by making overtures on an extension early in spring training, Torre began thinking seriously about returning.

The Bush administration balked at North Korean overtures for one-on-one talks, insisting that America would talk to North Korea only as part of the six-party negotiations.

The performers never play down to the public and there is usually one contemporary work on every program-like Shostakovich's Festival Overture on Aug. 2nd.

The set began with an unaccompanied overture on baritone saxophone.

It was unclear whether those offers might have prompted Mr. Lee's overture on Wednesday.

Among his orchestral works are three symphonies, two Romanian rhapsodies, and an overture on Romanian folk themes.