31.   Negotiators met late last night and said they made some progress, but no final compromise was likely until today.

32.   No formal announcement was likely until Monday, he said.

33.   Negotiators met late into the night and said they made some progress, but no final compromise was likely until today.

34.   No formal EU announcement was likely until Monday.

35.   No action by the EU is likely until after Clinton makes his decision on enforcement.

36.   The hearing is not likely until May at the earliest.

37.   With catcher Eli Marrero likely out until September with an injured left thumb, they got Carlos Hernandez from San Diego for Heathcliff Slocumb.

38.   The spokesman said no decision on a further easing the clampdown was likely until a new government emerged from the close Israeli elections for prime minister and parliament.