21.   Rongen had been romanced by the Revolution during the week of the MLS Cup championship game at Foxboro Stadium last month, and hoped to conclude negotiations quickly.

22.   Ross returned to Washington and reported Thursday on the talks to President Clinton, and is expected back here on Monday to help conclude the negotiations.

23.   Some experts say the new enthusiasm is related to the fact that Taiwan, which China regards as a breakaway province, is itself concluding membership negotiations.

24.   That may sound authoritarian, but it establishes confidence in the word of the United States after negotiations have been concluded.

25.   The company and the city set a deadline of Sunday to conclude stadium negotiations.

26.   The Dodgers also are expected to conclude negotiations today with their supplemental first-round pick, left-hander Greg Miller from Esperanza High in Anaheim.

27.   The government here said Wednesday that it hoped to conclude debt negotiations with foreign creditors of the insolvent Daewoo Group by the end of this week.

28.   The Giuliani administration is trying to conclude delicate negotiations over the protection of upstate watershed lands, in which Ms. Gelber has played a central role.

29.   The negotiations were concluded a few days before Cardoso left for a state visit to Britain where he will meet government authorities and investors.

30.   The negotiations were concluded a few days before Cardoso left for a state visit to Britain, where he will meet government authorities and investors.