21.   The negotiations with the company had reached a crucial stage.

22.   The negotiations with the Soviets are at a crucial stage, and nothing must be allowed to threaten those talks.

23.   The union will engage in negotiations with the employers in an attempt to persuade them that the wage claim is justified.

24.   The workers went on strike after efforts at negotiation with management broke down.

25.   There has been a breakdown in negotiations with the union.

26.   Trade unions are associations of workers which represent their members in all negotiations with employers.

27.   It was given out that the government was to enter into negotiations with the rebels.

28.   The government opened negotiations with the IMF for another loan.

29.   ...the possibility of reopening negotiations with the government.