1.   Human possums avoid conflict by agreeing with whichever side is talking to them at the time.

2.   John Reid has to find a way to make both sides talk to each other.

3.   Although negotiations begin Tuesday, the two sides have been talking for months.

4.   An NBA source said the sides are still talking.

5.   And for the last three of those weeks, starting next Monday, after the Thanksgiving holiday, the two sides will talk about balancing the budget.

6.   And so, the two sides talk peace and wage war, and ordinary people suffer.

7.   At a reception of former Jets and Colts last week to promote the film, each side talked about the confidence level it felt going into Super Bowl III.

8.   Blake said the two sides did not talk Friday.

9.   Both sides are talking about fair competition.

10.   Both sides talk about working together, putting children first and sticking to facts.