41.   But Washington feels if that and other issues are included the talks would drag on for too long, he said.

42.   Dror told The Associated Press that Israel would not allow the talks to drag out interminably while no fees are collected.

43.   Ecuador claimed Peruvian jungle fighters attacked its border posts anew Saturday, as peace talks dragged on in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

44.   Fighting lasted only two weeks, while peace talks have been dragging on for a year.

45.   Fighting intensified as the talks dragged on.

46.   Four-party negotiations were to resume Wednesday, though peace talks could drag on for years.

47.   Half of Colombians questioned believe the peace talks will drag on indefinitely.

48.   He said the fact that talks had dragged on so long had enabled Chinese officials to tour the provinces to prepare peasants for the reality of membership.

49.   Hopes that he might soon be turned over to the government and tried for genocide are fading as peace talks drag on.

50.   In Hainan, where the crew has been held, U.S. diplomats said their morale was high as talks dragged on.