Some diplomats suspect the United States was one of the two countries that voted against him tonight, while another six abstained.

But diplomats and political commentators here have long suspected both sides retained large numbers of soldiers and weapons.

Western diplomats suspect at least 12 rogue states, including Iraq, of having biological weapons programs.

Some diplomats suspect the Government's effort is half-hearted.

At least four British employees of the visa section of the British High Commission here have been sent home in recent weeks because of what diplomats suspect is a major visa-selling ring.

Furthermore, Iraq may be exporting grain illegally, rather than using a bumper wheat harvest to bolster domestic food stocks, some diplomats and officials suspect.

Several diplomats, aid workers and many Sudanese themselves suspect the Government will use the windfall to buy more weapons.

As a result, many diplomats suspect Iraq still thinks it can renegotiate the obligations that the Council wants to impose.

Western diplomats suspect the move followed orders from the Soviet high command seeking to pull troops out of the capital with the minimum of publicity.

Western diplomats and human rights groups suspect the Chinese delayed the trial out of fear it might influence the Clinton Administration as it considered whether to extend low-tariff trade privileges to China.