1.   Settlement talks had been underway since January.

2.   The latest proposal continues a rate overhaul plan that has been underway since last year.

3.   A police official in the border city of Tumen said their clampdown has been underway since October.

4.   A Serb government official denounced the attacks as terrorist acts aimed at undermining the Kosovo peace talks underway since Saturday in Rambouillet, France.

5.   Assiri said the first phase of his plan, which calls on Saudi women and children to evacuate, has been underway since last week.

6.   Bellona said preparations for taking the case to the European court had been underway since May, based largely on its extended length.

7.   Eradication efforts have been underway since the time the pest was discovered.

8.   Ismail said talks had been underway since the beginning of the year between Sudanese and U.S. officials on how to fight interenational terrorism.

9.   It has killed three people in New York City since late August and spraying there has been underway since early September.

10.   Negotiations between banks and France Telecom have been underway since March.