11.   Fitful negotiations involving Cheney, Budget Director Mitchell Daniels and other senior administration officials failed to yield an agreement.

12.   Fitful negotiations involving Vice President Dick Cheney, Budget Director Mitchell Daniels and other senior administration officials failed to yield an agreement.

13.   In February, three years of sporadic negotiations failed to yield an agreement and Pastrana ordered troops to retake the safe haven.

14.   Several months of talks yielded no agreement.

15.   Shortly after arriving in Beijing this morning, Lamy said he hoped that this round of talks, the fourth this year, would yield agreement.

16.   That meeting on Sunday is not expected to yield more agreements, but should highlight the warmer atmosphere between the two sides.

17.   Talks there Friday failed to yield an agreement on future meetings between Syrian and Israeli military chiefs, he said.

18.   That led to negotiations which police said yielded an agreement for Tutu to turn himself in next week in East London.

19.   The four-day trip was expected to yield agreements in areas such as health, sports, education and construction.

20.   The meeting is thought unlikely to yield more agreements, although it is expected to highlight the warmer atmosphere between the two.