    Sentence 1: Accerding..to .one report.  Saddam Hussein's efforts at this time’ t  rebuild’ relations . with’ the Saudis andj  other’ Middle Eastern Tegimes Jed him t  stay clear of Bin Ladin,         Sentence 2:1’ was bécause of his’ time  spent’ making up for~past actions that}  Saddam Hussein did riot come in contact}  with Bin Laden:         