41.   Bankruptcy lawyers acknowledge that in most cases when insurance companies refuse coverage, some settlement is eventually reached.

42.   Besides the broad political outline of a deal, numerous major issues must be resolved for a settlement to be reached.

43.   Boeing spokesman Lawrence McCracken declined to confirm that a settlement had been reached.

44.   Both Britain and France have said they will deploy troops in a NATO peacekeeping force in the event a settlement is reached.

45.   Both counties expect to reach settlement.

46.   Both Ms. Jones and Clinton had strong reasons to reach a settlement.

47.   Both sides said a settlement was reached early this week.

48.   Both sides said they were optimistic about reaching a settlement to more than two years of stop-and-go negotiations.

49.   Both sides repeated their desire to reach a settlement.

50.   Both the company and the agency said the settlement was reached to avoid the cost and uncertainty of further litigation.