11.   But if Arafat does renege, Peres may not need prodding to suspend talks until after the Israeli elections.

12.   But Lardy noted that while China suspended various talks with the United States on Monday, it did not withdraw from the trade talks.

13.   But Republicans suspended those talks and proposed their own bill Thursday calling for more study of taggants but placing no new requirements on the makers of explosives and ammunition.

14.   But suspending the talks and prolonging the Israeli occupation are not guarantees of peace.

15.   But the statement came only after tough arm-twisting by Clinton and after a brush with failure in the early hours of Tuesday when the talks were suspended.

16.   Clinton canceled his plan to visit Wye that evening, and the Americans suspended the talks.

17.   Despite a call by Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic to suspend peace talks, the Paris consultations went ahead.

18.   Doubts about a U.S. budget accord emerged after Clinton and Republicans decided Tuesday to suspend budget talks for up to a week.

19.   Earlier this year, contract talks were suspended for several months after the workers joined the Canadian Auto Workers union in a bid to boost their negotiating power.

20.   For starters, China announced Monday it would suspend talks with the United States on human rights, arms control and international security.