41.   No agreement was reached, but Commissioner Gary Bettman said the two sides would meet again here on Tuesday.

42.   Officially, no site is set, although the sides could meet in secret, as was the case for a day last week in New York.

43.   On Thursday and Friday, at the request of federal mediators, the two sides met for brief negotiating sessions.

44.   On Thursday the two sides met only briefly and Friday, the South Korean delegation announced that it was leaving.

45.   Ohga did not say when the two sides would meet.

46.   Or will the two sides meet in the middle, as consumers slow down a bit and businesses pick up the pace?

47.   Palestinian negotiator Imad Natshe said the two sides would meet again Tuesday, and Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said that he expected the standoff would end soon.

48.   Progress toward a resolution appears to be minimal, although both sides met with a federal mediator on Tuesday and plan to do so again on Friday.

49.   She suggested that the two sides meet with the special master appointed to arbitrate the dispute.

50.   Still, the Japanese companies have not communicated their view officially to their U.S. counterparts, and Ohga did not say when the two sides would meet.