31.   Staples representatives met individually with FTC commissioners on Wednesday and worked around the clock to get additional information to the commissioners.

32.   Staples representatives met individually with FTC commissioners on Wednesday, said a person familiar with the negotiations.

33.   The company and union representatives met for negotiations today.

34.   The city has also created a higher-level body where neighborhood representatives can meet with senior police and city officials.

35.   The development was not all that surprising given the climate in which the player representatives met.

36.   The development was not all that surprising considering the climate in which the player representatives met.

37.   The representatives met on Monday and again on Wednesday to discuss the matter.

38.   The Society of American Archivists charged that Carlin lacked a clear understanding of the mission or responsibilities of the archives when representatives of the group met with him recently.

39.   Tobacco representatives have been meeting behind closed doors for weeks with private lawyers, public health advocates and attorneys general suing the industry.

40.   U.S. representatives will meet their Japanese counterparts this evening to discuss their trade differences.