1.   Amid escalating violence between the rival camps, the two men traveled to Senegal for negotiations this week.

2.   As the negotiations this week enter a phase of bilateral discussions between the parties and the British and Irish governments, Mowlam will find her patience tried even further.

3.   Bethune said he hoped that negotiations this week would result in an agreement with the pilots.

4.   A senior official said that negotiations this week in Pakistan had given the United States significant access to bases there, mainly for search and rescue operations and reconnaissance.

5.   After negotiations this week between Martin and Ken Schofield, director of the European PGA Tour, Martin was given full Ryder Cup status as a nonplaying member.

6.   But in negotiations this week, a proposed increase in company payments for health insurance and other benefits seemed to clear the ground toward the settlement.

7.   Company and union representatives are scheduled to continue federally mediated negotiations this week.

8.   De Financieel Economische Tijd newspaper reported that Ameritech will start negotiations this week with Belgian Telecommunications Minister Elio di Rupo on acquiring a majority stake in Belgacom.

9.   His comments came as city leaders were huddling for what promises to be a series of high-stakes negotiations this week.

10.   Local government workers started wage negotiations this week are will be joined by central government workers next month.