1.   Czech government officials complained that the protesters had lied to them when they promised peaceful sit-ins during marathon negotiations before the meetings.

2.   Executives at Nynex and Bell Atlantic conducted this last phase of the marathon negotiations by telephone Friday.

3.   Final printing of the bills had been delayed while negotiators fought over details, and the marathon negotiations had even caused several legislative aides to nearly collapse from exhaustion.

4.   For much of May, Frasure, a career diplomat, held marathon one-on-one negotiations in Belgrade with President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia.

5.   For most of that time, the company has been in marathon contract negotiations with its flight attendants.

6.   He was also the catalyst for a state groundwater code that resulted from marathon negotiations among diverse interests.

7.   One day later, after marathon negotiations, Allison agreed to terms.

8.   Suddenly during the marathon negotiations, overhead TV monitors flashed images of Lewinsky with a President Clinton look-alike in a white robe.

9.   The agreement was reached a year behind schedule after marathon negotiations at the Red Sea resort of Taba, Egypt.

10.   The castle was the venue in late June and early July for marathon negotiations under the leadership of Ahern and Blair.