1.   And then, of course, we hope that almost immediately this will be confirmed and supplemented by the peace talks under the Contact Group.

2.   But Japanese officials have refused to enter into talks under threat of sanctions.

3.   Negotiators reached the deal late Friday night after three weeks of talks under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization, a U.N. body.

4.   Neither side would comment on the talks under the news blackout imposed by Mrvichin.

5.   Separate talks under the auspices of the WTO on the legality of the U.S. action ended yesterday with no agreement.

6.   That, theoretically, would eventually lead to peace talks under a blueprint laid out nearly two years ago by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine.

7.   The conference room at the Inanda Country Club here was packed on a recent evening, and the talk under the crystal chandeliers was of hardship.

8.   The leaders at the meeting also pledged to jump-start the multilateral trade talks under the World Trade Organization before the end of the year.

9.   The previous talks under the Socialist administration lasted just a few months before breaking off.

10.   The White House wants to push forward with a new round of market-opening talks under the World Trade Organization, which have been stymied.