71.   But Rushailo said Thursday that he expected a protracted negotiating process.

72.   But officials close to the negotiating process say major obstacles remain.

73.   But there were signs the already crippled negotiating process might break down altogether.

74.   But, knowing all the odds, he appears to prefer a long negotiating process while paying lip service to radical calls for immediate independence.

75.   Choo said Malitnet intends to establish alliances of this kind with other institutions and colleges and is currently in negotiating processes with a few of them.

76.   Denktash renewed his accusations that the European Union had wrecked the long-established U.N. negotiating process by starting accession talks with just the Greek Cypriot government.

77.   Denktash renewed his accusations that the European Union had wrecked the long-established U.N. negotiating process by starting accession talks with only the Greek Cypriot government.

78.   During the news conference, Kabila denied he had ever agreed to a cease-fire while the negotiating process was going on.

79.   Fernandez expressed hope that the negotiating process will be irreversible and lead to reconciliation among all Colombians.

80.   Holbrooke said he would brief West European leaders in their capitals over the next few days, as well as European Union negotiator Carl Bildt about the negotiating process.