31.   A final vote -- usually a procedural matter -- was expected in the Democrat-controlled Senate today.

32.   After two days of talks on procedural matters, negotiations centered on easing tensions during the remainder of the negotiations.

33.   Alatas said he expected the upcoming talks to focus exclusively on procedural matters, with substantive discussions postponed until a future round.

34.   Andreotti, wearing a doublebreasted gray suit, sat erect and his hands gripped a pen and a notebook during a morning taken up by procedural matters.

35.   At the first meeting earlier this month, the two sides failed to agree on procedural matters such as how to deliver the assistance.

36.   Banharn will present the Cabinet list to constitutional monarch King Bhumibol Adulyadej for his signature, a procedural matter.

37.   But the hearing was cut short after two hours because of an unrelated procedural matter, and will be rescheduled.

38.   He did not attend the opening session, which was devoted to procedural matters.

39.   In the summit talks at the border village, negotiators have focused on procedural matters.

40.   Israel radio quoted Netanyahu as telling Likud party colleagues that the opening session would only deal with procedural matters.