21.   As the talks progressed, the NATO threat receded.

22.   But he warned he would not hesitate to take back the area if talks do not progress.

23.   But a French official, also insisting on anonymity, said the talks were progressing.

24.   But participants declined to comment on how the talks were progressing.

25.   Chief Iraqi negotiator Abdul Amir al-Anbari said talks were progressing and have centered mostly on the distribution of food and medicine.

26.   Despite criticism from the United States that talks are progressing too slowly, Chaderton-Matos said advances and setbacks are to be expected.

27.   Ethnic Albanian leader Menduh Thaci said Sunday that the peace talks were progressing well and an agreement was near.

28.   France Telecom said its talks are progressing with creditor banks toward helping its troubled German mobile phone affiliate Mobilcom to avoid bankruptcy.

29.   Gonzalez said he expected to hear from his agent later Sunday, but had no idea if the talks had progressed.

30.   He declined to say how far the talks have progressed.