21.   People close to the talks say that many more meetings would be needed to secure an agreement.

22.   Supporters say the extension is needed to secure trade agreements and allow U.S. companies to compete abroad.

23.   That agreement was secured after years of often-rancorous negotiations between Britain and China.

24.   The Halcion debate might have exploded into public view, but Upjohn secured an agreement binding Grundberg, her lawyers and expert witnesses not to discuss the case.

25.   The Russians, through their emissary Viktor Chermonyrdin, helped secure the agreement last week.

26.   There were reports late in the evening that Rose had secured an agreement, but U.N. officials in Zagreb said they had no confirmation.

27.   Tourtelot said the decision came after Dove secured an agreement with three Simpson jurors for the book that was released last month.

28.   Wernke said the company is positive it can secure the agreements it needs.

29.   A U.S. official said Christopher had secured general agreement from Lebanon and Syria for a cease-fire plan.

30.   Among the swirl of swift bilateral talks, he secured agreements to normalize relations with Canada and New Zealand.