1.   According to the Sunday Island interview, Vellupillai Prabhakaran proposed negotiations under UN auspices, without preconditions.

2.   Arabs committed to coexistence point to such verbal skirmishing as a bad omen that anything would be open for negotiation under Sharon.

3.   But obviously there are negotiations under way that include consideration of how much authority he will designate to his choice as prime minister.

4.   Diplomatic efforts to begin real negotiations under the auspices of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe have been basically useless.

5.   Ehud Barak, the new Israeli prime minister, had hoped that the first negotiations under his leadership could be concluded without brokers.

6.   Fleischer said that a compromise was unlikely and that there were no negotiations under way that could avert a legal battle with the accounting office.

7.   Further negotiations under the auspices of the WTO are planned.

8.   He made a strong appeal to expand international trade, calling for a new round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

9.   Holding to a longstanding pledge, he ruled out negotiations under fire.

10.   No civilized country will tolerate that kind of negotiation under duress.