1.   Bilateral talks could yield a declaration of principles, probably including joint sovereignty, by summer.

2.   But a US diplomat specializing in Middle Eastern issues, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the talks have already yielded some progress.

3.   But so far the talks have not yielded much.

4.   But their talks yielded little progress on the core issue, and neither did a round of meetings Wednesday.

5.   In Washington, Leon Panetta, the White House chief of staff, said that the last-minute talks had yielded little.

6.   Issuing a one-sentence statement Wednesday morning, the top staff antitrust official at the FTC suggested that the talks had yielded significant progress.

7.   It can be defused only if the talks in Chicago, prodded along by a senior federal judge, yield a negotiated settlement.

8.   Officials here expressed confidence that the talks would yield an accord this weekend.

9.   Otherwise, the recent talks yielded mostly grief.

10.   Still, most Pakistanis interviewed said they want the talks to yield breakthroughs in trade, travel, and military confidence-building measures.