11.   MICROSOFT SETTLEMENT TALKS BEGIN Settlement talks began between Microsoft and the federal and state authorities who filed antitrust charges against the company.

12.   Movement toward that unity of purpose is beginning between many American conservatives and liberals.

13.   Once the series begins between the third-seeded Knicks and the sixth-seeded Raptors, there will be a challenge for players to keep fresh.

14.   Soon a race began between companies such as car manufacturers and sneaker makers to be the first on the World Wide Web.

15.   The advertisement was heard on the air in June, just before free transfers began between subways and buses.

16.   The confrontation began between the chief prosecutor, Bruce Hudock, and Kathleen Puccio, the wife of Thomas Puccio, the chief defense lawyer.

17.   The Newsweek poll was also begun between the debates but ended before the weekend.

18.   The sale of the Caemi stake to Mitsui cements a relationship that began between the two companies in September.

19.   The trades began between J.P. Morgan and Mahonia.

20.   They said the sanctions must continue until negotiations actually begin between the warring parties.