21.   Controlling Kabul would give the alliance significant leverage in talks over the formation of an interim government.

22.   CSX contends that Norfolk initiated the talks over the weekend, while Norfolk counters that CSX was the instigator.

23.   Crozier said he had informal talks over the years with Stepanian about an acquisition by Bank of Boston.

24.   Each time a contract is up the negotiations start again, meaning that major suppliers are constantly in talks over the next contract.

25.   European Union monetary officials ended a day of talks over the return of the Italian lira to the exchange-rate mechanism without saying if they reached an agreement.

26.   Exchange and even solidarity among the three ethnic groups seems to have grown through the sharing of music, traditions and talk over the airwaves.

27.   Final talks over the reform legislation are continuing between the administration and the Senate sponsors.

28.   For all the changes, the talk over the weekend was mostly about what has stayed the same.

29.   For all their many long talks over the years, Kristol and Bauer cannot recall when they discovered their mutual commitment to Israel.

30.   Furthermore, Clinton said he would prefer if the tobacco industry would rejoin the talks over the legislation.