21.   Kautz said an Asian partner would help DaimlerChrysler achieve its goal of expanding its presence in the Asian market faster and more cheaply.

22.   No partner would help unless it can extract its pound of flesh, which could turn out to be a sizable equity chunk in the company.

23.   William Boni, an Interneuron spokesman, said the company will not do more research on the drug unless it finds a partner to help pay for it.

24.   Work with the ISTC and other foreign partners has helped bring back several former Obolensk researchers who left in search of better pay, Volkov said.

25.   Clinton would not say whether those funds would be forthcoming or whether he would call on his Group of Seven partners to help bail Mexico out of the crisis.

26.   During the informal meeting, which will continue Sunday, Spain called on its EU partners to help southern European areas suffering severe water shortages.

27.   Sabena, which has encountered several problems, wanted a partner to help reduce costs, and particularly social welfare payments.