31.   Such vast mergers typically involve months of delicate negotiations, a luxury that was not afforded to UBS and CS Holding.

32.   That gives negotiators a number of days to complete the delicate negotiations, which are politically sensitive in both countries.

33.   The Giuliani administration is trying to conclude delicate negotiations over the protection of upstate watershed lands, in which Ms. Gelber has played a central role.

34.   The struggle between parent and child over what to pack for a school lunch requires give-and-take and delicate negotiation.

35.   They are engaged in a series of delicate negotiations with Pyongyang, including a proposal for peace talks to formally end the Korean War.

36.   To do so would overturn delicate negotiations in which Shays-Meehan was altered to widen the base of support without watering down the basic protections in the bill.

37.   Portuguese officials said they are involved in delicate negotiations with the separatists and declined to provide any details.

38.   Akashi cautioned that NATO air action could threaten delicate negotiations to revive flagging peace efforts and lead to an escalation of fighting.

39.   At least seven people died in the incident, which threatened to derail the delicate negotiations.

40.   Days of delicate negotiations between the two sides worked out a carefully worded U.S. statement that ended the stand-off.