31.   After that, the next step would be to begin peace talks under a plan drawn up by a committee led by former Sen. George S. Mitchell.

32.   After four days of not talking to each other, negotiating teams from GM and the union began informal talks on Monday night.

33.   Again, speed is clearly desired in his current assignment, which will require him to begin talks in the Dallas area on Sunday.

34.   Britain has never allowed official contact with Sinn Fein and has refused to begin peace talks on Northern Ireland until the IRA declares its ceasefire to be permanent.

35.   But Honeywell could still divest smaller operations that it had said it planned to sell prior to beginning merger talks.

36.   But in any event, the Jets will need to first seek permission from Kraft to begin talks with Parcells.

37.   But it appears that the Giuliani administration is listening more closely now, and officials said it had begun talks to try to insure that Citicorp stays.

38.   But quietly, over time, the United States and Saudi Arabia should begin talks to reduce the American military presence because our mutual interests will require that change.

39.   But the system is fraught with inefficiency, and the partners began talks this fall to form a unified corporation.

40.   Carrillo-Batalla said the decision to begin talks with the IMF has prompted a flurry of telephone calls from investors.