21.   An administration official noted that many experts, including Frasure, the chief U.S. negotiator for Bosnia, already had been skeptical that the talks would succeed.

22.   But a U.S. official said the talks would succeed only if Iraq accepted terms laid down by the U.N. Security Council last April.

23.   But a U.S. official said the talks would succeed only if the government of President Saddam Hussein accepted terms laid down by the U.N. Security Council last April.

24.   But many Hutu politicians believe that talks will not succeed until a military balance is reached.

25.   Cyprus will join the European Union whether or not talks on reunifying the Mediterranean island succeed, Greek Defense Minister Yannos Papantoniou said Tuesday.

26.   European Union leaders meeting in Sweden backed the plan and offered increased European support for Macedonia if the talks succeed.

27.   If talks succeed and bear positive results, the program may yet blossom into the proverbial olive branch and earn lasting peace in Mindanao.

28.   If the talks in Ohio succeed, an international peace conference would follow in Paris.

29.   If the talks succeed, both sides can claim credit for a breakthrough.

30.   If the talks succeed, shipments to Iran, Pakistan and possibly other nations could end.