1.   Both sides agree that a deal could be concluded within weeks, but how long the peace will hold is uncertain.

2.   In Warsaw he had been some sort of real-estate broker, but years had gone by without his having concluded any deals.

3.   One artist concluded his deal by standing on a cardboard box full of notes while Berry taped it up.

4.   Mr Walker said yesterday that he was not optimistic that the deal would be concluded in time to stop the family being thrown out of their home.

5.   Almost immediately after the deal was concluded, tensions between the management teams of the two airlines began to emerge.

6.   An NBC executive who spoke on condition of anonymity said Saturday that the deal had been concluded.

7.   Both sides are optimistic that their current deal will be concluded by summer.

8.   Blum told the employees that he expected the deal to be concluded next week, pending the resolution of some issues related to contingent liabilities.

9.   About the only people optimistic that a deal will be concluded are Clinton administration officials.

10.   But since Egypt, Jordan, and the PLO had all concluded bilateral deals with Israel, what meaning could the principle of comprehensiveness now have?