1.   Eni had also had held talks with Repsol YPF of Spain earlier this year.

2.   Fox Sports Net executives have placed ASC low on their list of priorities, but FSN has held early talks aimed at possibly buying Classic.

3.   Last month, Adams and his arch-rival, David Trimble, minister of the new Northern Ireland Assembly, held private talks for the first time.

4.   Minnesota in the past held talks with the industry, though state Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III today said the state is not now in settlement discussions.

5.   The Spanish government had been trying to sell Inespal for several years and held talks with other international aluminum producers.

6.   A week after the two held closed-door talks, Yeltsin said Saturday they were uniting.

7.   But each held talks separately with regional heads of state helping to broker an end to the conflict.

8.   Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Manh Cam, held separate talks, Xinhua said.

9.   Earlier this week, Clinton hosted Netanyahu and Arafat in a three-way summit and also held separate talks with the leaders.

10.   Earlier this week, Clinton hosted Netanyahu and Arafat in a three-way summit and also held separate talks with them.