31.   But officials at the State Department and Pentagon, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was unlikely a deal could be reached.

32.   But people involved in the case said Monday that no deal had been reached.

33.   But no deal was reached that both sides could embrace.

34.   But no deal was reached to help the company pay its debts.

35.   But now, he said, the Fed is likely to ease as soon as a final budget deal is reached.

36.   But they said no deal had been reached.

37.   But Tuesday morning, an official from Andersen reopened the talks, and the deal was reached early Tuesday afternoon, the SEC officials said.

38.   But the United States recently put the issue on a trade-watch list and could consider imposing sanctions if no deal is reached.

39.   Clinton administration trade officials said Wednesday the April deficit stiffened their resolve to impose sanctions next week if no deal is reached before then.

40.   Countless reporters and television teams camped outside Mannesmann offices, all of them understanding that a handshake deal had been reached Wednesday night.