31.   The lack of apparent progress followed optimistic remarks Tuesday by chief PLO delegate Saeb Erekat, who said the months of negotiations had entered a new chapter.

32.   The generals and Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi are now engaged in closed-door reconciliation talks that have made little apparent progress.

33.   The harsh comments followed apparent progress in what had appeared to be deadlocked talks between Syria and Israel.

34.   The second round of Kosovo peace talks stretched into a third day Wednesday with no apparent progress in convincing Serb delegates to accept a deal or face NATO bombardment.

35.   They met once more with Bosnian government officials on Wednesday, and then left without any apparent progress.

36.   There has been no known apparent progress on a cease-fire or on the sweeping social and political reforms the FARC has demanded to end its insurgency.

37.   There was no apparent progress on the latest international initiative to get Milosevic to recognize four former Yugoslav republics in exchange for a lifting of economic sanctions.

38.   They have been seeking to reach a settlement for two years, but have made little apparent progress.

39.   With no apparent progress in security meetings aimed at enforcing a cease-fire, Israeli settlers, soldiers and Palestinians clashed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday.

40.   Word of the agreements follows apparent progress last month when Syria and Israel agreed on a framework for security arrangements once Israeli troops withdraw from the Golan.