21.   Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, led the negotiations among Democrats, Republicans and the Clinton administration.

22.   Slater said the federal government later this year will lead negotiations on a long-range regional transportation plan for Atlanta that ensures environmental standards are met.

23.   The announcement by Goldstone will considerably complicate the already difficult task of diplomats leading peace negotiations in the Balkans.

24.   The Lycos analogy was initially made by UMass professor W. Richards Adrion, who led the negotiations with Sovereign Hill on behalf of the university.

25.   The negotiations were led by William H. Courtney, the U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan and a former nuclear arms negotiator.

26.   The ongoing negotiations were led by the attorney general of Washington state, Christine Gregoire, whose suit against the industry is next to go to trial.

27.   The suit filed by Moore, who led the negotiations in the national settlement, was the first brought by a state seeking to recover health-care costs.

28.   The World Trade Organization is the forum where international negotiations are led and trade disputes settled.

29.   To coax their support, Lipinski offered to give Solidarity the building where Walesa led his historic negotiations with Communist leaders.

30.   Zoran Djindjic, who led the negotiations on behalf of the Democrats, described the deal as a compromise.