But he added that American officials were still trying to resolve the conflict by political rather than military means.

No, sentences should fit the crime, not be used for political means.

You have the material and political means to bring about this arrangement.

"We will try to establish constitutional order by political means," he said.

Was it just so that they could, for political means again to get peasant support?

There is no other way to make the political means effective.

They have tried political means, but say the board is far too powerful.

Let us hope it will be resolved by political means, although that is not at all certain.

We must continue to apply pressure through the political and economic means at our disposal.

If peace is to be achieved by political means then the military have to withdraw.