1.   An agreement between the two firms could be reached as soon as this weekend, one of the people familiar with the talks said.

2.   An agreement could be reached as soon as this weekend, one of the people familiar with the talks said.

3.   BankBoston Corp. and Bank of Montreal will announce they will form a credit card venture, people familiar with the situation said.

4.   Both people familiar with the agreement asked not to be named.

5.   A major topic of discussion, say people familiar the matter, was the possibility of building a Disney theme park in China.

6.   According to people familiar with the proposal, Steinbrenner would have to commit to the concept before the banks would commit themselves to the loans.

7.   According to several people familiar with the situation, it is these funds that are in question.

8.   But even though it seems that a deal could be done soon, people familiar with the situation are urging cautious optimism.

9.   But other people familiar with the Secret Service security system described how it is supposed to work.

10.   But some of the documents are not dated, people familiar with them said.