51.   The issue has been monitored closely by oil traders because the Iraqi government last week threatened to cease cooperating with the U.N. if new sanctions are imposed.

52.   The halt in oil deliveries caused little surprise among oil traders, however.

53.   The past week of talks, the fourth round since February, sent mixed signals to oil traders.

54.   The only daughter of an oil trader and a homemaker, Leggett graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Houston magna cum laude with a degree in English.

55.   The pipeline is often a target for rebel and oil traders said the news had little impact on prices.

56.   The sanctions issue has been monitored closely by oil traders because last week the Iraqi government threatened to cease cooperating with the U.N. if new sanctions are imposed.

57.   The resolution has been monitored by oil traders because last week the Iraqi government threatened to cease cooperating with the U.N. if new sanctions are imposed.

58.   Those are temporary conditions that oil traders expect will be reversed in coming months.

59.   Though the extent of the damage is still unknown, oil traders in New York bid down the price of gasoline for delivery in November and December.

60.   While oil traders and some OPEC ministers said prices will fall, consumption of oil is at a record high and rising.