31.   At UT he helped start the Student Association of Middle East Studies, which held discussions on Middle East issues.

32.   A brief discussion was held only because one senator, Thomas K. Duane of Manhattan, objected to the hurried process.

33.   According to executives close to the talks, Vornado submitted the highest bid and has held discussions with all the other partners.

34.   According to an executive involved in the discussions, Powerful Media held serious discussions with Cahners, a division of the media company Reed Elsevier that publishes Variety.

35.   According to Gehl, the company has held discussions with DeRobbio and Schwarz about getting one board seat in exchange for giving up the takeover fight.

36.   Afterwards, Chichilnisky and Heal are understood to have held discussions with several other universities, seeking to endow chairs that they themselves would hold.

37.   After the attacks he held secret discussions with Pakistani officials about the possibility of handing over Osama bin Laden to the United States, officials in Pakistan have said.

38.   After the attacks he held secret discussions with Pakistani officials about the possibility of handing over bin Laden to the United States, officials in Pakistan have said.

39.   Borotra was speaking after holding discussions with trade unions on the issue.

40.   But according to several NBC executives, Sassa and Wright have held numerous discussions about possible places where he could work at NBC in the future.