11.   But the statement added that the negotiators still have to consult with higher officials.

12.   But, he conceded, at some point the negotiators may have to resort to intense highly secret meetings for the process to succeed.

13.   For the moment, negotiators have only one slightly tilted set of comparisons to work from, not two.

14.   He did so knowing that in the end, the negotiators would have to do something to mollify him.

15.   House and Senate negotiators now will have to iron out the differences.

16.   House and Senate negotiators have a tough road ahead.

17.   In an indication of the complexity of the deal, however, the bank said that negotiators still had to resolve unfinished issues and to complete contracts before then.

18.   Moreover, negotiators have yet to settle on a package of offsetting tax increases.

19.   Negotiators also have to hope now for peace on the ground.

20.   Negotiators had to write into the bill a so-called sunset provision so that the total cost of the cuts would not exceed the congressional budget agreement.