11.   Brittan said the talks must focus on trading rights, services and tariff measures.

12.   Current diplomatic talks have focused on exchanging U.S. promises of aid in return for access to the suspected nuclear weapons site but have not yet produced visible results.

13.   Contract talks since have focused on phasing it out.

14.   Following agreement on most measures Saturday, talks on Sunday focused on structural reforms to reduce health care costs.

15.   For the time being, though, the Nymex chairman expects talks to focus on sharing a common facility.

16.   In the stands, the talk of weakness focused on hitting.

17.   In Washington talk also has focused on the likelihood of both sides agreeing to de-target nuclear missiles aimed at the other.

18.   Jeff Miller, a spokesman for the Communications Workers of America, said talks are focusing on health-care issues for active and retired workers.

19.   Jim Stowers III and Benham said the drawn-out talks focused on more than the fit of their mutual funds.

20.   Lamm said that he had chatted with Perot on Monday and that their talk had focused on building the Reform Party.