31.   Negotiators now hope the two compromise proposals can create momentum for a last drive to get the wording of the treaty completed by the June target.

32.   Negotiators were hoping the issue could be solved soon, allowing the talks to resume later this week.

33.   Negotiators are anxiously hoping the slew of new and improved offers since April will tip the balance.

34.   Negotiators had hoped to avert the strike in last-minute talks, but failed to resolve the disagreement.

35.   Negotiators hoped to reach an agreement on the housing rights language later Thursday.

36.   Negotiators were hoping the issue could be solved soon, allowing the in-depth talks to start later this week.

37.   Negotiators are hoping to establish a new political dispensation in Congo and integrate government and rebel forces into a national army.

38.   Negotiators had hoped to reach agreement by April, but meeting that deadline now looks unlikely.

39.   Negotiators hope to have a new arms control agreement ready by the summit.

40.   Negotiators hope to present the deal for signing when the U.N. General Assembly gathers in New York next month.