21.   Because it was no longer negotiating a contract with owners, the individual suits could be pursued.

22.   Before joining the council, he negotiated contracts for the National Association of Government Employees.

23.   Board officials said they were trying to negotiate a contract in the face of a tight budget.

24.   Bogle uses outside managers because he can negotiate contracts with managers to keep expenses as low as possible for shareholders.

25.   Both will negotiate multi-year contracts this winter, and both moved a year closer to free agency.

26.   A federal court injunction restored the procedure, and eligible players who did not negotiate contracts with their clubs had their cases scheduled for hearing this month and next.

27.   A delay in this case would give Scholastic and Rowling at least a few more months to negotiate a contract.

28.   A contract for full technology transfers is possible now, whereas GM could not have negotiated a contract with Hughes a decade ago, he said.

29.   After four months, the workers relented and agreed to return before a new contract was negotiated.

30.   After that, the individual players, performers, or screen writers typically negotiate individual contracts, using the basic contract as the starting point.