41.   But many brokers are betting on Colgate, where, they said, Goldman is negotiating a contract to buy two parcels and an option on two others.

42.   But some successful authors, like Bob Woodward and David Halberstam, eschew agents altogether, paying lawyers by the hour to negotiate their contracts instead.

43.   But Sprint said that Couch had negotiated contracts without authorization and that his complaints never centered on discrimination, but on his belief that he was better qualified.

44.   But such contracts are relatively new to UPS, which had never sought permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to negotiate such contracts.

45.   But now, customers are likely to negotiate companywide contracts from the corporate office.

46.   But the two sides are believed to be negotiating a contract, which could be agreed upon as early as Wednesday.

47.   But travel professionals such as ski tour operators negotiate contracts for cheap, bulk-rate airfares with the airlines months before the season commences.

48.   But they may try to negotiate another contract with Girardi, to keep him as a backup.

49.   But Vaccaro went too far when he became a marketing agent for NBA stars, negotiating their contracts with shoe companies, including his own employer.

50.   By consolidating in certain regions, drugstores gain leverage in negotiating the contracts with insurers.