1.   It is intended that such a timetable should be updated and agreed for circulation to staff each April.

2.   But he added that such a timetable would depend on the parties.

3.   Nor is there any compelling reason for such a timetable.

4.   Several countries including Germany, he suggested, might have difficulty meeting such a timetable, adding that a delay would not be fatal to the proposal.

5.   Such a timetable could enable any change in the formula to be accounted for in negotiations to balance the budget.

6.   Such a timetable could have Martinez pitching for the Red Sox just before the All-Star break.

7.   Yet some congressional trade experts consider such a timetable very optimistic, and think that fast-track authority may not be completed until shortly before Christmas.

8.   But top Netanyahu aide David Bar-Illan said Friday such a timetable would not work.

9.   Goh said that such a timetable would not leave behind the developing countries in APEC as some concerned quarters had suggested.

10.   The Greek spokesman said such a timetable would be acceptable to Athens.