31.   Prime Minister Rafik Hariri told a news conference in Beirut that his government was talking to Hezbollah in an effort to arrange a cease-fire.

32.   Protestants get edgy every time the British government talks with Sinn Fein, which is why their dialogue was kept secret at first.

33.   Shevardnadze said his government was talking to Russia to create the conditions for a peaceful and voluntary return of Chechen refugees who have fled to Georgia.

34.   Suddenly this government is talking about prosecuting financial crooks, considering a moratorium on agricultural debt, and accelerating the grant of land rights.

35.   Tarrin said the Thai government could talk the IMF into allowing it to book the income as part of its fiscal reserve.

36.   The Bosnian government will not talk peace until the Serbs accept.

37.   The government is talking to pharmacies about setting up a network of combined therapy centers, Fernando Ventura of the National Commission of the Struggle Against AIDS told Lusa.

38.   The government is talking to Qantas Airways about easing foreign ownership restrictions on the national flag carrier, Transport Minister John Anderson said Thursday.

39.   The government often talks about curing such problems, but rarely comes up with the money.

40.   The government was talking with drug companies to get them to further reduce their prices and was also considering using generic copies of AIDS drugs, he said.