31.   At his death, he was involved in negotiations for a new contract to replace one that expired two years ago.

32.   At the same time, formal negotiations for a final status agreement will begin.

33.   At that point, negotiations for a sale intensified.

34.   At the same time, Newman and his team were entering the final round of negotiations for their initial round of funding.

35.   Baird advised Kennedy on foreign trade during negotiations for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

36.   Bitor is also in the early stages of negotiations for an Orimulsion supply contract with South Korea, he said.

37.   Blake and the Kings remain deadlocked in negotiations for a contract extension.

38.   Boston and Baltimore would sign him in an instant if he abandoned negotiations for a new Oakland contract.

39.   -- Do they declare an impasse in their negotiations for a new labor agreement with the players?

40.   A number of accounting issues still remained outstanding Sunday in the negotiations for the executives, according to several people close to the talks.