31.   The Croatian government sent only a low-ranking delegation with little real negotiating powers.

32.   The layoffs came just after parliament approved controversial Socialist legislation aimed at curbing the negotiating powers of influential trade unions.

33.   The layoffs came just after parliament approved controversial legislation aimed at streamlining debt-ridden public utilities and curbing the negotiating powers of influential trade unions.

34.   The new committees have no negotiating power and will submit proposals to heads of delegation.

35.   The new committees, which will have no negotiating power, will be responsible for drawing up basic proposals to be submitted to heads of delegation.

36.   The most obvious is that it hurts our negotiating power.

37.   They have no negotiating power and will submit proposals to heads of delegation.

38.   Though his senior deputies attend, the main negotiating power has been given to the president of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic.

39.   They will not have any negotiating power.

40.   Tlas said Arafat has deprived the Palestinian people of their negotiating power by defecting from Arab ranks.