11.   The illustrated talk at the Darlington College of Technology on Monday will include stories of his climb up Kala Patar in the Himalayas.

12.   Mr Patten did not respond except to say he was concerned about the future well being of the territory and he was ready to start talks at any time.

13.   Mrs Thatcher gives Mr Gorbachev the warmest of welcomes as they start their talks at Number Ten.

14.   Analysts are watching for signs that the scheduled talks at the end of this week between senior representatives of the mainland and Taipei will be affected.

15.   An arbitration panel created to resolve deadlocked contract talks at national phone company CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela plans to hold its second meeting Tuesday, CANTV officials said.

16.   And as new allegations surfaced, whispers about inappropriate behavior evolved into easy talk at the Pepper Pot.

17.   And despite all the talk at corporations these days about family-friendly workplaces, asking the boss for a reduced work schedule often gets a frosty reception.

18.   And much of the talk at the all-day conference centered on how parents could be encouraged to exercise those provisions.

19.   Any party could storm out of the talks at any time.

20.   As talk at suburban soccer and baseball fields makes clear, expansion of homework has provoked great middle-class angst.