41.   A team of IMF experts has been in town since early this week, talking to Russian government officials and trying to sort out remaining differences.

42.   A truce was to go into effect today at noon, but Akashi said there were some remaining differences to be ironed out.

43.   Agreement was announced by the two sides almost a year ago, but closing the gaps on the last remaining differences and on wording took months more.

44.   But he said remaining differences could delay a final decision until fall meetings of finance ministers in Washington.

45.   But Mandela, known for perseverance and diplomacy, pushed ahead, getting Kabila to come to Cape Town to try again to work out the remaining differences.

46.   But the opening of debate on the bill was put off until at least Wednesday because of remaining differences over funds.

47.   But with remaining differences, including over the shape of a future Bosnia, chances remained slim of any agreement soon.

48.   Cabello, meanwhile, met with monopoly managers to discuss remaining differences between the company and government.

49.   GOP leaders downplayed their remaining differences with Clinton, insisting they were solvable.

50.   In all night meetings that went into the early hours Monday, negotiators tried to work out remaining differences.