111.   British and Irish government officials were due to meet Thursday to iron out policing strategies in Northern Ireland, as the spectre of fresh Protestant marches drew near.

112.   But sellers outnumbered buyers as frost meant that the harvest season draws near.

113.   Kono will also again meet with Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen before resuming talks again Saturday with Kantor as the deadline for sanctions draws near.

114.   Polls showed most Americans opposed military action, and November mid-term elections are drawing near.

115.   The governing Conservative Party is desperate to claw back ground from Labour as elections, which must be held here within the next four months, draw near.

116.   The market expected a surge in demand for oil in consumer countries as winter drew near in the northern hemisphere.