1.   It is inevitable that the lawyers will reach deadlock in their negotiations over the detailed terms in the purchase and sale agreement.

2.   There is always considerable negotiation over the provisions governing the conduct of the business between signing and completion.

3.   This had led to a lengthy series of negotiations over the sort of contracts which should bind printers in his new plant.

4.   The administration will be buckling down to tough negotiations over the next few months.

5.   Nevertheless, at a time of ongoing negotiations over the future of US bases, the withdrawal opened an embarrassing diplomatic rift between the two countries.

6.   The government subsequently began negotiations over the budget with the other parties.

7.   A key issue in relations with South Africa was the Namibian desire for negotiations over Walvis Bay, the South African enclave with important port facilities.

8.   The document envisaged six months of bilateral negotiations over programmes and funding.

9.   The South African government argued that negotiations over the sovereign status of the Bay could not take place until a new political order had been established in South Africa.