101.   Budget negotiations between the White House and the Republican leadership have broken down on several occasions, twice forcing partial shutdowns of government services.

102.   BUDGET TALKS BECOME ANGRY Stepped-up negotiations between the White House and Republicans over a seven-year balanced budget ended in acrimony only hours after they began.

103.   But as the strike wore on and negotiations between owners and players went nowhere, reality set in.

104.   But by late Thursday, settlement negotiations between the government and Archer Daniels appeared to be making some progress, people with knowledge of the situation said.

105.   But back room negotiations between various parties broke down over the timing and rules for a new election.

106.   But closed-door negotiations between legislative leaders and Gov. Wilson have produced no outward signs of progress.

107.   But he was told about the renewed negotiations between the Nimitz Foundation and the National Park Service last week.

108.   But intensive negotiations between the two men apparently broke down over disputed details of the agreement.

109.   But Iran will remain a pariah in American eyes until it renounces terrorism, abandons nuclear weapons development and accepts peace negotiations between Israel and Arab leaders.

110.   But it seems to have been averted by careful negotiations between all key parties before construction began.