51.   American officials were poised to discuss the issue formally in talks in Beijing this week.

52.   Among the unresolved problems is how the United States would verify a freeze on missile production, which the North Koreans offered during talks in Malaysia.

53.   And Albright did not have the built-in advantage that Holbrooke enjoyed at the talks in Dayton, Ohio, where the Americans controlled the operation.

54.   And Condit was asked by reporters about the upcoming labor talks in Puget Sound.

55.   Analysts have noted that respondents favoring all-party talks in the opinion poll also included a strong majority of Protestant Unionist voters.

56.   Analysts say GM is setting the stage for the national UAW contract talks in September and is feeling pressure from Wall Street to cut its costs.

57.   And despite the tentative talks in Washington, the new Intifadah is getting to look more and more like Lebanon every day.

58.   And peace talks in the past have survived outbreaks of violence.

59.   And some analysts were skeptical an agreement can be reached during the talks in Geneva next week.

60.   And they had a lot of lovey-dovey talk in the speeches.