21.   They were released after tense negotiations.

22.   Though one of the smaller state unions settled Monday night, she is locked in tense negotiations with several others.

23.   Weeks of tense negotiations between Little Rock and the White House followed, with an irate Clinton demanding the federal government get better control over the Cubans.

24.   Police and demonstrators clashed again in the afternoon after tense negotiations broke down.

25.   After months of tense negotiations, Jamaica signed Tuesday.

26.   After nine hours of tense negotiations with embassy oficials and Hungarian authorities, riot police forcibly evicted them.

27.   After tense negotiations, Savelyev replaced Nystrom in a besieged Volvo sedan.

28.   After tense negotiations, the shooting began.

29.   After nine hours of tense negotiations, riot police removed them from the compound.

30.   After tense negotiations, Savelyev replaced Nystrom in the besieged Volvo sedan.