31.   Bar-Illan said Syria and Israel both agreed on the need for an Israeli troop withdrawal from south Lebanon and negotiations should start on that subject.

32.   But negotiations cannot start in this current situation of intense violence and a total lack of confidence and trust between the two parties.

33.   But the truce agreement and the release of four policemen were clear indicators that the negotiations had started well, analysts said.

34.   But the two sides remained so far apart that it was unlikely negotiations would start soon.

35.   But when negotiations started it became clear that there was one hijacker and his demands had nothing to do with Israel or the Palestinians.

36.   But Vice President Rodrigo Oreamuno asked the kidnappers on Friday to extend the deadline and promised that negotiations would start this week.

37.   Clinton has called on Republicans to support the pact, for which negotiations started during the Reagan presidency, as evidence of their willingness to cooperate with his administration.

38.   Delegates at the conference expect substantive negotiations to start next year.

39.   Despite the antagonism on both sides, there were signs that formal negotiations might start soon.

40.   Despite the antagonism, there were signs that formal negotiations might start soon.