21.   Despite state-run media reports that indicated U.S.-Chinese negotiations were progressing, some Chinese reacted angrily.

22.   Delegates said the negotiations were progressing but refused to speculate on how long they could take.

23.   Fehr and acting commissioner Bud Selig said it was too early to tell if negotiations would progress.

24.   Gains that writers made were expected to be a template for actors, but the performer negotiations have progressed slowly.

25.   Grupo Mexico also said Tuesday its debt negotiations have progressed in recent days.

26.   Not all negotiations are progressing smoothly, however.

27.   The departure, delayed for hours, indicated negotiations had progressed, though there was no word of a final deal.

28.   The sides have set a September deadline for a final treaty, but negotiations have progressed slowly.

29.   The officer, who requested anonymity, said the whole political and military leadership of the Republika Srpska were involved, and the negotiations were progressing positively.