41.   But many of the larger companies in the region have become multinational players themselves and may agree to sign deals in something other than their local currency.

42.   But no deal was ever signed.

43.   But so far no deals have been signed.

44.   But that deal was signed about a decade ago, before Disney created its Hyperion book unit and bought ABC.

45.   But that deal was never signed by the players.

46.   But now the folks at Listen have signed deals with some of the major record labels and added a piece of software called Rhapsody.

47.   But they remained optimistic that a deal could be signed in several weeks.

48.   By publicly opposing a potential merger, some analysts said, Hundt could derail the talks before a deal is ever signed.

49.   By refusing to sign the deal, the ethnic Albanians had taken the pressure off the Serbs.

50.   By signing the deal, he said, they would maintain pressure on the Serbian government.