1.   A Seagram spokesman declined to comment and Biondi said he had had no substantive talks with Bronfman.

2.   But both Israelis and Palestinians have cautioned against expecting that the new contacts would lead to a resumption of substantive talks on advancing the peace.

3.   But the substantive talks on the future of the province, involving all the interested parties that care to join in, are to come later.

4.   Dorfman reported that Kelley told him that there have been no substantive talks with potential buyers at this time.

5.   Manweb said earlier this week that it was engaged in substantive talks with an overseas suitor, which it would not identify.

6.   Now what is needed is for representatives of the armed men and other parties to begin substantive talks with British and Irish government officials.

7.   Representatives of the Red Cross came to Beijing last week only after insisting that any meeting with the Chinese would be focused on making progress in restarting substantive talks.

8.   The first move by the administration will most likely be to search for a way to open substantive talks, a senior administration official said Sunday.

9.   The students do not want to start substantive talks until Monday.

10.   While delegates and observers welcomed the softening of the Northern Alliance position on a peacekeeping force, little substantive talk occurred Thursday about peacekeeping.