1.   Only seven minutes remained before the expiry of the noon deadline.

2.   As the noon deadline approached, the crowd became restive and police were summoned to keep order.

3.   A noon deadline passed without a settlement after negotiators met all weekend.

4.   Burton said Monday that the White House had failed to meet a noon deadline for supplying the material.

5.   But this year, the noon deadline is expected to pass with much fewer deals than usual taking place.

6.   Circuit Judge Terry Lewis had set a noon deadline for them to do so.

7.   General Motors of Canada Ltd. and striking Canadian Auto Workers negotiators continued talks past a noon settlement deadline.

8.   Hundreds of people were still jostling to enter banks even as the noon deadline passed on Friday.

9.   That could very well come Saturday if Milosevic does not meet the noon deadline, according to a State Department official.

10.   The National League club finally settled on Valdes and Guerrero, giving the Mariners a noon deadline yesterday to consummate the trade.