21.   Alan Ackerman, executive vice president at Fahnestock and Co., said stock investors are counting on the government reaching a truce soon.

22.   After several years of wrangling, it became clear the dueling brewers could not reach a truce.

23.   Alan Ackerman, executive vice president at Fahnestock and Co. financial firm, said stock investors are counting on the government reaching a truce soon.

24.   And few investors seem willing to assume the risks until a solid truce is reached between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians promised greater rights.

25.   Arafat expressed hope that a truce could be reached.

26.   Both sides emerged claiming a truce had been reached.

27.   Catholics, Protestants reach truce on march.

28.   Canada and the United States have reached temporary truces in the past.

29.   Falouji is a relative moderate in the militant group and favors reaching a truce with Israel.

30.   However, Sharon has said he would only do so if a truce was reached first.