31.   The negotiators have been trying to assure the signature of the ethnic Albanians by Saturday because that would dramatically increase the pressure on Milosevic.

32.   The plot machinations get more convoluted and less believable as another negotiator tries to talk him out of it.

33.   The renewed interest by Washington, coincidentally or not, comes just when negotiators are trying to rekindle discussions themselves.

34.   The Paris suburb of Rambouillet was where negotiators tried to work out a peace plan for Kosovo before the conflict began.

35.   The stormy proceedings will be held under bright television lights while congressional and administration negotiators try privately to craft a compromise tax-cut package.

36.   The supervisory board agreed to release Nederkoorn after negotiators yesterday tried to reach a settlement with him, according to the Berliner Morgenpost.

37.   Their lawyers planned to argue that negotiators had tried to reach agreement under cover of the injunction but had reached an impasse.

38.   These small items are part of the debate as House and Senate negotiators try to reconcile their bills.

39.   Though negotiators try to paint themselves as principled, market-minded folk, the real explanation for their position is pragmatic.

40.   While negotiators tried to wear masks of civility in public, their private discussions were often contentious.