Terms for subject Diplomacy containing were

English	Russian
ambassadors were exchanged	состоялся обмен послами (Alex_Odeychuk)
discussions were hitting a dead end	дискуссии зашли в тупик (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk)
Great Britain and Spain were represented by their respective ambassadors	Великобритания и Испания были представлены своими послами
if this were so	если бы это было так (bigmaxus)
many were eager to get into the act	многие горели желанием примазаться к этому делу! (bigmaxus)
monetary conditions were eased	условия кредита улучшились
monetary conditions were stiffened	условия кредита ухудшились
oh, those were the days	вот это была жизнь! (bigmaxus)
relations were strained	отношения были натянутыми
the discussions were open	переговоры не дали определённого результата
the governments were requested	правительствам было предложено
the talks were a great disappointment	переговоры не оправдали надежд
their fears were cleared up	их опасения рассеялись
you were unable to substantiate your way of reasoning	ваши рассуждения не подкреплены конкретными примерами (bigmaxus)