51.   But the two sides hammered out a tentative agreement last month that required the state to make some exceptions to restrictions on how long mothers could receive welfare benefits.

52.   But the two locals, both affiliated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, reached tentative agreements with the city earlier this week.

53.   By fall, the retail chain, though grappling with its own deficit, had reached a tentative agreement with the independents.

54.   Canada already reached tentative agreement with the states of Washington and Oregon.

55.   Charles Robideau, a spokesman for the Steelworkers, confirmed a tentative agreement had been reached, as did Nancy Fulginiti, a spokeswoman for Reynolds Metals.

56.   Charles Robideau, a spokesman for the Steelworkers, confirmed a tentative agreement had been reached.

57.   Clinton and Yeltsin last met in December in Budapest when Yeltsin suddenly backed away from a tentative agreement on NATO expansion to include former Warsaw Pact nations.

58.   City officials signed tentative agreements with the Major League Baseball teams that pave the way toward construction of the spring training facility.

59.   Congress and the president have come to a tentative agreement to restore benefits for many, but it took eight months to undo the damage.

60.   Congressional negotiators reached a tentative agreement Wednesday that paves the way for Mexican trucks to operate on U.S. highways.