81.   Deals can be struck that would oblige each side to make concessions.

82.   Does it matter if no deal is struck?

83.   Duquette said said he is still optimistic that a deal can be struck and that talks are ongoing.

84.   During the first quarter it struck deals with a roster that includes Microsoft Corp., Adidas, Bank One Corp. and Weyerhaeuser Co.

85.   During two weeks of contentious debate, Democrats beat back a dozen efforts by Bush and conservative Republicans, choosing instead to strike deals with moderate Republicans.

86.   Edison and LearnNow decided to merge after the Chester deal was struck.

87.   Eggleton acknowledged the original NATO plan was to use ground troops only after a peace deal was struck with Milosevic.

88.   Even his hiring at Rhode Island was not without controversy, but eventually the deal was struck.

89.   Even if a deal can be struck, there remains considerable opposition to the peace settlement from the KLA.

90.   Except in the Minnesota case, deals were struck before trials.