31.   Payne said he expects the deal to be concluded by the next executive board meeting in Atlanta in July.

32.   Pushing the Union to conclude the deal, Turkish politicians had warned radical Islamic groups could gain more support if the country was isolated by the West.

33.   Peres has said he would like to conclude a deal with Syria before Israeli elections slated for October.

34.   A spokesman for Environment Minister David Anderson says the government is still optimistic a deal will be concluded this year.

35.   An industry source said Tesco will likely send its team of executives to Thailand to help manage Lotus if the deal is concluded.

36.   Annan briefed French leaders in Paris last month on his way back from concluding the deal in Iraq, and met with U.S. President Bill Clinton this week.

37.   Buyers are trying to conclude deals to take advantage of the exchange rate.

38.   Delegates broke into applause and shook hands with U.N. chief envoy Lakhdar Brahimi after concluding the deal.

39.   Earlier this week, Palestinians and Israelis launched final status peace talks and Barak hopes an ultimate deal can be concluded within a year.

40.   EU sources said they were close to achieving a promise that Canada would repay the Estai owner, but that no deal could be concluded without such a guarantee.