31.   Barberich has secured critical financial help by signing partnership deals with two major drug companies.

32.   Both struck partnership deals with Peters in his kingmaker role last week after marathon behind-closed-doors meetings.

33.   Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng arrived in Nigeria on Sunday, set to sign a major partnership deal with the national oil company.

34.   Demirel renominated her after she reached an agreement with the social democrats to renew a partnership deal.

35.   Italian automaker Fiat is on the verge of striking a partnership deal with General Motors, Italian news reports said Sunday.

36.   Lotus made a profit before taxes last year, but industry experts have said the company needs a partnership deal or a new owner to survive.

37.   Skilling, who will testify, says he knew little about the details of partnership deals that eventually plunged Enron into bankruptcy.

38.   TELEVISION production house HVD Sdn Bhd recently signed a joint partnership deal with JC Group, a production company belonging to Hong Kong martial arts superstar Jackie Chan.

39.   Tauzin said former chief executive Jeff Skilling backed away from signing his name to off-the-books partnership deals.

40.   Tauzin said that Skilling backed away from signing his name to off-the-books partnership deals.