1.   About a year ago, according to the people familiar with the situation, Volvo held preliminary discussions with Chrysler Corp.

2.   After a long discussion with her father, she Decided not to take the job.

3.   After a short discussion with the customs officers, the gates opened and the truck moved off.

4.   After discussions with the client, a neutral viewpoint is selected as the basis for a root definition and conceptual model.

5.   And he also had long discussions with the actors when they rehearsed the dialogue during the week before shooting began.

6.   But a rational discussion with the young Pardy was not something easily achieved.

7.   Discussions with another major supermarket chain should yield an own-label deal soon.

8.   Every family health services authority should enter into discussions with its general practitioners to establish guidelines for the employment of counsellors.

9.   Gramm lately has attempted to soften his image, holding a series of intimate discussions with undecided voters in their kitchens.

10.   I know from my discussions with business men that prompt payment is vital.