81.   The risk is that the first company will see a strike if talks fail.

82.   The show of force represents an ominous expectation if the renewed peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians fail.

83.   The talks also failed to produce a cease-fire, dashing hopes of Western diplomats and U.N. aid officials.

84.   The talks failed to yield a deal in time to forestall the bankruptcy filing, which was forced on the company by solvency requirements in German law.

85.   The union did not strike Tuesday, but said strikes would be resumed if the talks fail.

86.   The union membership has authorized a strike if talks fail and mediators declare an impasse, but such a scenario is still weeks or months away.

87.   The United States prepared for airstrikes should the talks fail.

88.   The villagers said the real danger was that if the peace talks failed, fighting could resume.

89.   The talks would have failed without the alliance, he said.