41.   Both sides have said they also expect a protracted legal battle in the event the talks do not produce a settlement.

42.   But their talks apparently produced no agreement.

43.   But those talks produced no tangible result.

44.   But three-hour talks Thursday produced no progress, Gesamtmetall chief Werner Stumpfe told reporters.

45.   But refugees such as Shamj question whether the talks could produce leadership.

46.   Chinese newspapers said the talks produced agreement, but the affair has raised concern among international investors about the validity of contracts in China.

47.   Delegates said the talks so far had produced many bitter exchanges, and the goal of a breakthrough by Tuesday night appeared hopelessly optimistic.

48.   Earlier this week, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai had agreed to cooperate more on security, though the talks produced no tangible results.

49.   He has expressed hope the talks will produce a final agreement.

50.   He said the preliminary talks would not produce agreements.